Rubio says Iceland key to regional security as threats grow

​US Secretary ​of ‌State Marco ​Rubio said on Tuesday ‌it was important for the US and Iceland to ‌continue cooperating on security, ‌describing the Nordic nation as central to the defence ⁠of ​the ⁠North Atlantic as regional ⁠threats increase.

Rubio said Iceland sits ​at the centre of ⁠security in the shared Arctic ⁠and ​North Atlantic region and is a ⁠critical outpost for monitoring clandestine ⁠activity.