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Marco Rubio: “Iran is a rich country. Iran can be the richest country in…”

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Marco Rubio faces questions on Iran and Ukraine at Southeast Asia summit

Published | Video Starts at 29:33

But I think when you get to that clerical level, these guys are just oblivious to all of that and they're destroying their country. They. These are the people. Understand Iran is a rich country. Iran can be the richest country in the Middle east if they want it to be. But instead, they take their money and they use it and they give it to Hezbollah, they give it to Hamas, they give it to the Houthis, they give it to Shia militias, they give it to sponsor terrorism all over the world. (29:33–29:38)

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Asserts that Iran has the potential to be the richest country in the Middle East.

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