Rubio says Iran now 'farther away' from nuclear weapons
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Politico on Wednesday that Iran is now 'much further away from acquiring a nuclear weapon' following the U.S. strike on three major nuclear sites in Iran earlier this week.
'The bottom line is, they are much further away from having a nuclear weapon today than they were before the president took this bold action,' Rubio said.
He added, 'There was significant — very significant — damage to a variety of different components, and we're continuing to receive more information about it.'
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