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'That's irrelevant': Marco Rubio snaps at CBS host over Iran attack details
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the U.S. bombing of three Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday night, dismissing questions about whether Iran's leader ordered nuclear weaponization as irrelevant.
- The attack, backed by Israel and dubbed Operation Midnight Hammer, followed increasing uranium enrichment by Iran to 60%, which Rubio says shows Iran has what it needs to build nuclear weapons.
- Rubio clashed with CBS host Margaret Brennan when she challenged him on whether U.S. intelligence had confirmed that Iran’s top leader had issued a directive to pursue nuclear weapons development since 2003.
- Rubio claimed that Iran possesses all the necessary components to develop nuclear weapons, referencing their uranium enrichment and activities with regional proxies, while U.S. intelligence and Tulsi Gabbard testified there is no proof of an active weapons program.
- The strike's full impact remains under assessment, but Rubio's stance suggests U.S. policy focuses on the potential capability rather than confirmed nuclear weapon development, indicating ongoing tensions and risks of wider conflict.
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