Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the U.S. strike on Iran, arguing it was necessary to prevent Iran from launching missiles within a year and a half. He cited Iran's leadership and the potential damage they could inflict. This comes after the Trump administration's actions in Venezuela and ongoing discussions about Iran's capabilities.
by CHARLOTTE HAZARD | The National News DeskWASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio prepares to testify during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2026 in Washington, DC.
This is the first time Rubio has testified before Congress since the Trump administration attacked Venezuela and seized President Nicolas Maduro, bringing him to the United States to stand trial. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday during a press briefing that the U.S. had to strike Iran because they would have been able to launch missiles in a year and a half. “They’re attacking facilities that have nothing to do with war or with military, and that’s weakened Iran,” Rubio said. “That’s Iran despite years of sanctions. Imagine a year from now or a year and a half from now, the capabilities they would have to inflict damage on us.”“That entire regime is led by radical clerics who don’t make geopolitical decisions,” Rubio said. “They make decisions on the basis of theology, their view of theology, which is apocalyptic.” Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said in previous statements that Iran was “building powerful missiles and drones to create a conventional shield for their nuclear blackmail ambitions.”wrote on X that he thought the president’s messaging on Iran was confusing. Trump told the New York Post that he wasn’t shying away from potential boots on the ground in the country.“For 47 years, the Iranian regime has actively and intentionally facilitated the killing of Americans while chanting “death to America” and funding other bloodthirsty terrorists seeking to destroy the United States and all of Western Civilization,” she wrote on X. “Prior American leaders were too weak and cowardly to do anything about it. Now, President Donald J. Trump is correcting decades of cowardice and holding those responsible for the deaths of Americans accountable.”A rash spotted on President Donald Trump's neck is trending across social media and now his personal doctor is explaining what's behind it.Families of Kodak Center crash victims file lawsuit claiming security failures The families of two of the victims killed in a car attack and explosion outside of the Kodak Center are filing a lawsuit more than two years later.
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