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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Affirms Iran Will Never Obtain Nuclear Weapons
- •US Secretary of State Marco Rubio firmly asserted that Iran will be permanently barred from obtaining nuclear weapons under President Donald Trump.
- •Rubio accused Tehran of stockpiling ballistic missiles and drones to shield its atomic program from foreign military intervention.
- •The Secretary stated that the Trump administration aggressively intervened to dismantle Iran's conventional military deterrent, heavily eroding its missile and drone capabilities.
- •Rubio criticized the Iranian regime for misrule and squandering national wealth on regional proxy groups like Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis while the domestic economy faces a severe freefall.
- •He noted during a joint briefing in Athens with Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis that petroleum transit in the Strait of Hormuz has nearly rebounded to pre-conflict levels.
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United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio asserted that Iran will be permanently barred from obtaining nuclear weapons under President Donald Trump, emphasizing that any acceptable agreement must ensure Iran never acquires one and calling it the primary directive of the administration.
Secretary Rubio described the Iranian economy as being in a total and complete freefall, attributing its compounding fiscal crisis entirely to the misrule of its governing elite while noting that punishing international sanctions continue to exert crushing financial pressure on Tehran.
Secretary Rubio denounced the Iranian regime for squandering national wealth on regional proxy groups and militias, specifically identifying Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, and groups operating from Iraq as the beneficiaries of this financial support.
