“Rubio defends Trump's Iran war as not 'necessarily popular, but necessary'”

Key points

• Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended Trump’s Iran war as necessary to prevent a nuclear weapon.
• Rubio acknowledged the war was not necessarily popular and linked it to GOP midterm losses.
• He stated Trump acted in response to a very real threat despite political costs.
• Rubio criticized Iran’s negotiators as demanding unacceptable, outrageous, and unrealistic terms.
• Iran lifted its ballistic missile-range limit amid tensions as a U.S. task force targeted shipments.