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Marco Rubio: If we create a precedent in the Middle East where a nation-state can decide that they are going to control an…

On the recordJuly 22, 2026
If we create a precedent in the Middle East where a nation-state can decide that they are going to control an international waterway and, if you don't pay them, blow up your ships, we have created a very dangerous precedent.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Warning about Iran's demands regarding the Strait of Hormuz.

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