New Zealand’s Winston Peters meets Marco Rubio in Washington on Iran fuel crisis

On 2026-04-07, New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, DC. Peters pressed New Zealand’s case over the economic damage from the US-Iran war and discussed dialogue, de-escalation, bilateral defence and security, trade and tariffs, critical minerals cooperation, and the Pacific Islands Forum. He also invited Rubio to attend the forum next year.