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On the recordJune 21, 2025
It was not an attack on Iran. It was not an attack on the Iranian people. This wasn't a regime change move.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Rubio clarifies that U.S. strikes were aimed at nuclear threats, not regime change.

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