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Marco Rubio: “He never said regime change was a goal.”

Featuring: Marco Rubio, Republican | Secretary of State, United States | National

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio Remarks to the Press

Published | Video Starts at 30:51

What changed between now and the beginning of the war when the president made it sound like that was not going to be the case, that regime change was one of the goals of the war? He never said regime change was a goal. From the very beginning, like from day one of the operation, it was very clear that we were going to degrade their missile launchers, their drones, and their factories and their navy. (30:51–30:53)

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Asserts that regime change in Iran was never stated as a goal by the President.

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