Political Quotes

Marco Rubio

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U.S. Secretary of State in the Trump administration; formerly U.S. Senator from Florida.

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Jun 22, 2025

Here's what the whole world knows. Forget about intelligence.

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Jun 22, 2025

That would be a suicidal move on [Iran's] part, because I think the whole world would come against them if they did that.

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Jun 22, 2025

We're prepared, right now, if they call right now and say, 'We want to meet, let's talk about this,' we're prepared to do that.

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Jun 22, 2025

What happens next will now depend on what Iran chooses to do next.

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Jun 22, 2025

Closing the crucial Strait of Hormuz would be a 'suicidal' move for the regime.

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Jun 22, 2025

If they choose the path of diplomacy, we're ready. We can do a deal that's good for them, the Iranian people and good for the world.

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Jun 22, 2025

I think they should choose the route of peace. We have been – we have done everything. We have bent over backwards, OK, to create a deal with these people.

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Jun 22, 2025

When he says he’s going to do something, he’ll do it!

slate.com
Jun 22, 2025

We have to assume that there’s a lot of 60% enriched uranium buried deep under the ground there in Isfahan.

nbcnews.com
Jun 22, 2025

No one will know for sure for days.

vox.com
Jun 22, 2025

This wasn’t a regime-change move. This was designed to degrade and/or destroy three nuclear sites related to their nuclear weaponization ambitions.

thedailybeast.com
Jun 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.

cbsnews.com
Jun 21, 2025

If Iran were to call right now, and say 'we wanna meet, let's talk about this,' we're prepared to do that.

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Jun 21, 2025

Closing the strait would be tantamount to economic suicide for Iran

nbcnews.com
Jun 21, 2025

I encourage the Chinese government in Beijing to call them about that, because they heavily depend on the Straits of Hormuz for their oil

nbcnews.com
Jun 20, 2025

I reserve the right to order Khalil's expulsion under the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952.

commondreams.org
Jun 20, 2025

Additional vetting for anybody who wants to travel to Harvard from abroad, including students as well as staff, faculty, guest speakers and tourists.

cbsnews.com
Jun 19, 2025

We want to send you some of the most despicable human beings to your countries.… Would you do that, as a favor to us? And the further away from America, the better.

thenation.com
Jun 18, 2025

We are not involved in strikes against Iran and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region … Let me be clear: Iran should not target U.S. interests or personnel.

msnbc.com
Jun 17, 2025

With our increasingly heated rhetoric and our wild conspiracies, our politics has been playing with fire for a long, long time.

nbcnews.com
Jun 16, 2025

The regime does not pay these doctors, takes away their passports, and basically it is, in many ways, forced labor.

democracynow.org
Jun 14, 2025

Rubio has warned Iran against targeting U.S. forces.

cbsnews.com
Jun 13, 2025

Allowing Khalil, who led protests against the war on Gaza, to stay in the U.S. would create a 'hostile environment for Jewish students in the United States.'

nbcnews.com
Jun 13, 2025

Iran should not target U.S. interests or personnel.

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