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Marco Rubio: “The goals of this mission are clear... to destroy the…”

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

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Secretary Marco Rubio delivers remarks at U.S. hostage and wrongful detainee flag raising ceremony

Published | Video Starts at 01:16

The goals of this mission are clear and it's important to continue to remind the American people of why it is that the greatest military in The goals of this mission are clear... to destroy the ability of this regime to launch missiles, both by destroying their missiles and their launchers, destroy the factories that make these missiles and destroy their navy. I think we are all seeing right now the threat that this clerical regime poses to the region and to the world. They are trying to hold the world hostage. (01:16–01:36)

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Asserts that the U.S. mission aims to destroy Iran's missile capabilities and navy.

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