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Marco Rubio: “We are currently involved in opening up the Red Sea so that…”

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

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Press Conference with U.S. Secretary on Global Trade, Greenland's Self-Determination, and Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks

Published | Video Starts at 07:56

And that's the point that I think has been made and missed in a lot of places. Okay. The United States has Indo Pacific alliance obligations as well that we've made. We are currently involved in opening up the Red Sea so that global shipping for everyone, including our European partners, can become possible again. We're engaged in counter drug and counter gang interdictions in the Western Hemisphere. There's obviously all sorts of issues going on in different parts of the world, including we're concerned about a resurgence of terrorist cells, whether it's in Africa or in the Middle East. (07:56–08:04)

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