US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says President Donald Trump will order military action against Iran to prevent it from getting a nuclear weapon, albeit reluctantly.
“If you asked him, he would tell you he would much prefer to work this out diplomatically without a war,” Rubio tells conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. “But if you force him to choose between a nuclear Iran or taking action, the president has been clear he will take action.”
Hewitt had asked Rubio whether the US would act alone “if it comes to blows.”
“If the president makes the decision that we need to take action to prevent Iran from having a nuclear capability, we have the ability to do that, and to go further, perhaps even threaten the regime,” he top US diplomat adds.
If diplomacy with Iran fails “then I have to turn these things over to Pete Hegseth at the Department of Defense,” Rubio adds.
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