Washington wants a peace deal with Tehran but not "at any price."

Axar.az reports, citing foreig media, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made the remarks during a Gulf Cooperation Council meeting in Bahrain.

"While we want a deal, we don't want a deal at any price," he said. "We want a deal that's good, we want a deal that's real, we want a deal that's verifiable, and we want a deal that's adhered to."

Rubio also sought to reassure the Gulf allies that their interests would be taken into account.

"We want to ensure... that there is no part of this deal that's undertaken that in any way undermines the security, the stability, or the prosperity of any of our partners in the Gulf region," he said.