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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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Feb 15, 2025

One phone call does not make peace. One phone call does not solve a war as complex as this one.

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Feb 15, 2025

I think the valid points he's making to Europe is, we are concerned that the true values that we share, the values that bind us together with Europe are things like free speech and democracy.

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Feb 15, 2025

The point of his speech was basically that there is an erosion in free speech and intolerance or opposing points of view within Europe.

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Feb 15, 2025

Peace is not a noun. It's a verb. It's an action.

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Feb 15, 2025

But suffice it to say that if it was up to us, every one of these hostages would be home right now.

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Feb 15, 2025

I think peace is not a noun. It's a verb. It's an action. You have to take concrete steps towards it.

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Feb 15, 2025

Iran was behind every terrorist group, behind every act of violence

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Feb 15, 2025

We stand ready to follow the president's lead on this

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Feb 15, 2025

Iran remains the single greatest source of instability in the Middle East

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Feb 15, 2025

Behind every terrorist group... is Iran.

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Feb 15, 2025

Iran was “behind every terrorist group, behind every act of violence” and “behind everything that threatens peace and stability.”

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