Republican candidate Marco Rubio says deal threatens Israel

US Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio says the Iran deal threatens Israel and leaves Tehran with the ability to produce an atomic bomb.

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 2014. If he runs for president as expected, Rubio will have a political committee ready to raise and spend unlimited cash on his behalf. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 2014. If he runs for president as expected, Rubio will have a political committee ready to raise and spend unlimited cash on his behalf. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

“I have said from the beginning of this process that I would not support a deal with Iran that allows the mullahs to retain the ability to develop nuclear weapons, threaten Israel, and continue their regional expansionism and support for terrorism,” Rubio says in a statement, as quoted by Reuters.

“Based on what we know thus far, I believe that this deal undermines our national security.”

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