'Threats growing…': Rubio calls Iceland ‘vital’ to Arctic security as US counters Russian influence

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio highlighted Iceland’s strategic importance as security concerns grow across the Arctic. Speaking in Reykjavik alongside Icelandic Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir, Rubio said Iceland’s location between the United States, Europe and the High North places it at the center of regional security and defense questions.