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Marco Rubio: “Operation Epic Fear was an offensive operation designed to…”

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Published | Video Starts at 14:32

Mr. May I ask you about Iran, if possible? You declared that Operation Epic Fury was over. Given all these military actions we're seeing on the ground, what does over mean militarily? No, no. Operation Epic Fear was an offensive operation designed to destroy [Iran's] missile launches, their navy, their air force, and it achieved that and their factories and achieved that. What you saw yesterday was US Destroyers moving through international waters being fired upon by the Iranians, and the US Responded defensively to protect itself. That's what you saw. (14:32–14:41)

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Asserts that Operation Epic Fear successfully destroyed Iran's missile launches, navy, air force, and factories.

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