Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio during his confirmation hearings about how he intended to approach the challenge of the Iranian regime. After a brief rundown of various geopolitical situations, Rubio highlighted the attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump.

Rubio was not coy: “Let us not forget that [Iran and its proxies] have spent the last five years, actively and openly, plotting the assassination of the president-elect and multiple members of previous administrations.”