WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of a news conference by Secretary Marco Rubio at the Philippine International Convention Center highlighting U.S. willingness to broker a peace deal in Ukraine while fielding questions on escalating strikes against Iran and reaffirming defense ties with regional allies in the Indo-Pacific: * * * Secretary of State Marco Rubio Remarks to the Press SECRETARY RUBIO: All right, what's up? QUESTION: Have you made any progress on Ukraine today? Is Russia serious abo more PR