Rubio says Iran war was needed despite political cost
The Associated Press reported Sunday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump went to war with Iran despite political cost, citing a nuclear threat, after midterm losses for Republicans.
What's new
- New headline Was: “Rubio says Trump's war against Iran not 'necessarily popular' but needed to stop a nuclear threat”
- Our desk filed its story
- AP is now reporting this
- New headline Was: “Expanding on naval blockade, U.S. military looks to restrict Iranian land commerce”
- New headline Was: “U.S. Central Command to form task force on Iran land and Caspian traffic”
6 earlier updates
- CBS News is now reporting this
- The Washington Post, Al Jazeera and 2 more are now reporting this
- CNBC is now reporting this
- Al-Monitor is now reporting this
- New headline Was: “EXCLUSIVE: Expanding on naval blockade, US military looks to restrict Iranian land commerce”
- Our desk filed its story
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Rubio says Trump's war against Iran not 'necessarily popular' but needed to stop a nuclear threat
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CBS NewsFirstIran War Updates: Trump touts imminent decision on new U.S. strikes, keeping up threats, but also diplomacy
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President Trump says he will make a decision "very soon" on whether to "destroy what is left of" Iran, calls Qatari emir as mediators push for a peace deal.