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Marco Rubio: “Iran possesses a very large number of ballistic missiles…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 09:43

They're not enriching right now, but they're trying to get to the point where they ultimately can. The other thing I would point you to, however, is that Iran possesses a very large number of ballistic missiles, particularly short range ballistic missiles that threaten the United States and our bases in the region. and our partners in the region and all of our bases in the uae, in Qatar, in Bahrain. And they also possess naval assets that threaten shipping and try to threaten the U.S. navy. (09:43–09:54)

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Asserts that Iran has a large number of short-range ballistic missiles threatening U.S. interests.

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