{"slug": "marco-rubio-on-iran-war-soaring-gas-prices-ai-media-ban-more", "title": "Marco Rubio on Iran War, Soaring Gas Prices, AI, Media Ban, More", "summary": "Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a TODAY interview that guardrails are needed around artificial intelligence, comparing the technology to past innovations by saying, \"This has been true for every innovation, when nuclear energy was innovated.\" Rubio also discussed President Donald Trump's openness to meeting with Iran's president, the war's cost to Americans, gas prices, and Trump's ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from the White House, saying American news coverage \"sounds, in some cases for example, like they're rooting for Iran.\" The interview aired Sept. 22, 2026.", "body_md": "NFL Star Cam Bynum Impresses With Viral End Zone Moves\n\n05:45\n\nPresley Gerber, Model and Son of Cindy Crawford, Dies at 27\n\n01:58\n\nTrump is Set to Meet With Zohran Mamdani in New York City\n\n00:26\n\nThomas Jefferson's Hair 'Proves' He Fathered Sally Hemings' Kids\n\n04:01\n\nPatrick Clancy and New Wife Reveal They’re Starting a Family\n\n02:34\n\nTrump and China's Xi Jinping Expected to Discuss AI Safety\n\n02:21\n\nTrump Faces Mounting Backlash After Banning CNN, MS NOW\n\n02:00\n\nFrom Groceries to Flights, Costs Skyrocket With No End in Sight\n\n02:23\n\nICE Agent Shoots Food Delivery Driver in His Car\n\n02:28\n\nCharles ‘Chick’ Harrity, Award-Winning Photojournalist, Dies at 87\n\n01:56\n\nUnited Pilot Opens up About Her Unlikely Journey to the Skies\n\n03:14\n\nGrowing Debate Over AI as Tech Leaders Call for Slowdown\n\n04:45\n\nMarco Rubio on Iran War, Soaring Gas Prices, AI, Media Ban, More\n\n07:34\n\nCopied\n\nCopied\n\nSecretary of State Marco Rubio joins TODAY to discuss President Donald Trump being open to meet with Iran’s president, the cost of the war on Americans, when prices may go down and when the conflict is expected to end. Sec. Rubio also explains why there needs to be guardrails around AI saying, “This has been true for every innovation, when nuclear energy was innovated.” On the president’s ban of CNN, MS NOW, Politico reporters from the White House, Rubio says, “I watch a lot of American news coverage and it sounds, in some cases for example, like they’re rooting for Iran.”Sept. 22, 2026\n\nAirports Turn to AI Tools to Help Ease Travel Troubles\n\n02:46\n\nNew Details Emerge on Presley Gerber's Sudden Death at 27\n\n02:43\n\nVideo Shows Aftermath of ICE Agent Shooting Driver in the Back\n\n00:31\n\nNow Playing\n\nMarco Rubio on Iran War, Soaring Gas Prices, AI, Media Ban, More\n\n07:34\n\nUP NEXT\n\nTrump to Address UN General Assembly Amid Escalating Iran War\n\n02:03\n\nDamaged Cable Causes Airspace Gridlock in the Northeast\n\n02:03\n\nDateline Team Previews S35 With Clues About What to Expect", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/marco-rubio-on-iran-war-soaring-gas-prices-ai-media-ban-more", "canonical_source": "https://www.today.com/video/marco-rubio-on-iran-war-soaring-gas-prices-ai-media-ban-more-270276677690", "published_at": "2026-09-22 11:34:45+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-22 11:54:34.181518+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["Marco Rubio", "Donald Trump", "Iran", "CNN", "MS NOW", "Politico", "TODAY", "White House"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/marco-rubio-on-iran-war-soaring-gas-prices-ai-media-ban-more", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/marco-rubio-on-iran-war-soaring-gas-prices-ai-media-ban-more.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/marco-rubio-on-iran-war-soaring-gas-prices-ai-media-ban-more.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/marco-rubio-on-iran-war-soaring-gas-prices-ai-media-ban-more.jsonld"}}