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Marco Rubio: “If we live in a world where a rogue state like this Iranian…”

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

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio conducts a White House briefing

Published | Video Starts at 43:06

… us because ultimately these things have an impact on the global economy, which ultimately has an impact on our economy in the long term. That's number one. Number two, because If we live in a world where a rogue state like this Iranian regime is allowed to claim as a new normal control of our international shipping lane, it will not be long before you see that happen in multiple shipping lanes around the world. I can identify for you six or seven, six or seven vital shipping lanes around the world that some countries can decide, guess what? (43:06–43:20)

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Asserts that allowing Iran to control shipping lanes could lead to similar actions by other countries.

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