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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa salute eachother after their meeting as U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain Stephanie Hallett looks on at right, at Al-Sakhir Palace near Zallaq, Bahrain Thursday, June 25, 2026. U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain Stephanie Hallett. (Eric Lee/Pool Photo via AP)U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, speaks with the U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain Stephanie Hallett before boarding a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft at Bahrain International Airport after his visit to the Middle East, in Manama, Bahrain Thursday, June 25, 2026. (Eric Lee/Pool Photo via AP)U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio waves as he boards a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft at Bahrain International Airport after his visit to the Middle East, in Manama, Bahrain Thursday, June 25, 2026. (Eric Lee/Pool Photo via AP)U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with members of the media before departing for Bahrain International Airport after his visit to the Middle East, in Manama, Bahrain Thursday, June 25, 2026. (Eric Lee/Pool Photo via AP)U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio greets crew members as he boards a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft at Bahrain International Airport after his visit to the Middle East, in Manama, Bahrain Thursday, June 25, 2026. (Eric Lee/Pool Photo via AP)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa salute eachother after their meeting as U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain Stephanie Hallett looks on at right, at Al-Sakhir Palace near Zallaq, Bahrain Thursday, June 25, 2026. U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain Stephanie Hallett. (Eric Lee/Pool Photo via AP)