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Marco Rubio: “The pain that they're feeling is, eventually you have to eat. Eventually you have to be able to pay your own fighters…”

On the recordNovember 13, 2026
The pain that they're feeling is, eventually you have to eat. Eventually you have to be able to pay your own fighters and your own security forces.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida
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Editor's note · Context

Commenting on the effectiveness of economic sanctions on Iran.

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