Rubio calls Iran a ‘threshold nuclear weapon state’

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Thursday night about President Donald Trump‘s trip to the Middle East. One of the main topics the pair discussed was Iran.

During the trip, Trump has repeatedly teased that he is cautiously close to making a deal with Iran regarding the country’s nuclear capabilities. Trump has maintained that Iran could never have a nuclear weapon. Rubio echoed this sentiment on Thursday in his interview with Hannity, explicitly mentioning the country’s governing regime. 

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