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Marco Rubio: “They've been offered every opportunity to have a nuclear…”

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

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

Published | Video Starts at 00:38

The same equipment that they could use to enrich material for energy, they could use to quickly enrich it to weapons grade. So it is clear that They've been offered every opportunity to have a nuclear program that allows them to have energy, not weapons. 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. (00:38–00:47)

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Asserts that Iran has rejected opportunities for a peaceful nuclear energy program.

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