Marco Rubio: “This is a country whose economy is in shambles.”

“I mean, and by the way, Iran also helps other countries by providing drones and rockets and things of that nature that they've developed themselves. But understand this, Iran, this is a country that has trouble coming up with drinking water. This is a country whose economy is in shambles. It's going to be even worse off after this operation. This is a country whose people have been protesting in the streets because not just the lack of freedom, but the lack of economic opportunity.” (05:55–05:58)

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