Marco Rubio on Iran War, Soaring Gas Prices, AI, Media Ban, More

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.

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