Rubio Defends Iran War as Essential, Blames Midterm Losses on Opposition to National Security
The US secretary of state insists the conflict is vital, calling Iran's demands absurd and linking the war to Republican electoral setbacks.
As the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio says Iran's negotiation demands are 'outrageous and ridiculous, and really not realistic.'
Rubio calls the war on Iran 'necessary' to prevent a nuclear weapon, noting it is 'not necessarily popular, but necessary,' and he defended Trump's Iran war.
He also tied the Iran war to Republican midterm losses, suggesting the conflict's stakes are linked to electoral outcomes.
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Rubio says war on Iran unpopular but ‘necessary’ to stop nuclear threat
US secretary of state says Iran's negotiation demands are 'outrageous and ridiculous, and really not realistic'.
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Rubio defends Trump's Iran war as not 'necessarily popular, but necessary'
Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended Trump's Iran war as "necessary" to prevent a nuclear weapon, even as he ties it to Republican midterm losses.
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- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran's negotiation demands are "outrageous and ridiculous, and really not realistic."
- Marco Rubio is the US secretary of state.
- Marco Rubio described the war on Iran as "necessary" to prevent a nuclear weapon, saying it is not "necessarily popular, but necessary."
- Marco Rubio defended Trump's Iran war.
- Marco Rubio tied the Iran war to Republican midterm losses.
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