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Marco Rubio: “A nuclear-armed Iran could do whatever the hell they want with the Straits, and there’s nothing anyone would be able to…”

On the recordMay 29, 2026
A nuclear-armed Iran could do whatever the hell they want with the Straits, and there’s nothing anyone would be able to do about it.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Rubio discussing the implications of a nuclear-armed Iran.

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