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Conflict● Elevated29m ago · Nov 9, 2026, 3:52 PM

Rubio: Iran war not ‘necessarily popular,’ but needed

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · Middle East

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday defended President Trump’s decision to enter the conflict with Iran, arguing that the administration had to confront a national security threat even if doing so was politically unpopular. His backing of the war comes nearly a week after Republicans faced a crushing defeat in the midterm elections and…

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