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From the Liveblog of Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Republican candidate Marco Rubio says deal threatens Israel

14 July 2015, 4:23 pm

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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)

“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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