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Marco Rubio: “If what Iran wants is nuclear energy for their country…”

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Cornyn Discusses Preventing Iran From Getting a Nuclear Weapon with Sec. Rubio

Published | Video Starts at 05:03

… to come after not just they agree to certain things, but they actually do certain things. Let's be clear about this, because I don't think this is talked about enough. If what Iran wants is nuclear energy for their country, there are mechanisms to do it. There are countries all over the world that have nuclear energy, but they don't enrich. They certainly don't enrich the 60%. They don't do it hidden in a mountain deep buried underground somewhere. (05:03–05:08)

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Asserts that Iran can achieve nuclear energy without enrichment.

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