US Edition'That's irrelevant': Marco Rubio snaps at CBS host over Iran attack details
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared on CBS News' Face the Nation on June 22, 2025, to discuss Iran and the recent U.S. strike on its nuclear sites.
- Rubio debated whether U.S. intelligence showed Iran's Supreme Leader had ordered nuclear weaponization, rejecting that the timing of such an order mattered.
- He cited Iran enriching uranium to 60%, which can rapidly reach weapons-grade, and asserted Iran has all necessary components to build nuclear weapons despite lack of direct evidence of weaponization steps.
- Rubio asserted that Iran possesses all the necessary components to develop a nuclear weapon, dismissing questions about whether the supreme leader issued a specific order as irrelevant, while citing March 26 testimony from DNI Tulsi Gabbard stating that Iran was not actively pursuing a bomb.
- The U.S. bombing of three Iranian nuclear sites in a surprise attack, called 'Operation Midnight Hammer,' caused severe damage and may escalate tensions despite ongoing IAEA concerns about Iran's nuclear activities.
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Marco Rubio Says It's 'Irrelevant' Whether Iran Decided To Build a Nuclear Weapon - News From Antiwar.com
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that whether Iran has decided to build a nuclear weapon is "irrelevant," as he was pressed on the lack of evidence that Tehran has taken steps to weaponize its nuclear program. Rubio made the comment in an interview with CBS News when asked…
Marco Rubio Uses Iraq War Rationale To Attack Iran
Secretary of State Marco Rubio got into a heated conversation with Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan after she tried to pin him down on why the Trump administration attacked Iran, now. "Weaponization ambitions," is the new catch phrase for the Trump administration to replace the old, tired WMD excuse. BRENNAN: Let me follow up on a phrase you just word, weaponization ambitions. Are you saying there that the United States did not see intelli…
"Irrelevant", Says Marco Rubio On Whether Iran Was Building Nuclear Weapon
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has defended President Donald Trump's decision to target Iran's three nuclear facilities despite intelligence and the International Atomic Energy Agency assessment that Tehran was in no position to have weapons.
CBS's Margaret Brennan Audibly Sighs as SECSTATE Rubio SCHOOLS Her on Iran Intel Assessment
CBS's Margaret Brennan Audibly Sighs as SECSTATE Rubio SCHOOLS Her on Iran Intel Assessment The media are trying to collect themselves in the immediate aftermath of Operation Midnight Hammer- the U.S. mission to destroy critical Iranian nuclear facilities at Natanz, Esfahan and Fordow. As we see on CBS’s Face the Nation, some have decided to do the same old thing as always and get wrecked for their efforts. Watch as Margaret Brennan attempts to…
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