US Will Proceed With Aukus Security Partnership, Rubio Says

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration has endorsed the Aukus security agreement with Australia and the UK following a lengthy review of the Biden-era pact that would sell nuclear-powered submarines to Australia.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong during the 35th Australia-US Ministerial Consultations at the State Department in Washington, DC, on Dec. 8.

“At the direction of the president, Aukus is full-steam ahead,” Rubio said at a meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and their Australian counterparts.