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Marco Rubio: “Iran was trying to build a conventional shield, in essence…”

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From Day One, the mission was crystal clear: This was the final chance to wipe out Iran’s threat

Published March 31, 2026 | Video Starts at 00:50

And every single time, they have turned it down. But why the attack now? Well, what was Iran trying to do? Iran was trying to build a conventional shield, in essence, have so many missiles, have so many drones that no one could attack them. And they were well on their way. We were on the verge of an Iran that had so many missiles and so many drones that no one could do anything about their nuclear weapons program in the future. (00:50–00:58)

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Asserts that Iran was developing a defense system to deter attacks.

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