NewsFeedUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio has tried to justify the coordinated attacks with Israel on Iran since Saturday as driven by self-defence, adding that the US objective is not to overthrow the government but wipe out Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities.Published On 3 Mar 2026
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US’s Rubio tries to justify attacks on Iran as driven by self-defence
Marco Rubio has tried to justify the coordinated attacks with Israel on Iran since Saturday as driven by self-defence.
Al JazeeraFiled 2026-03-03 · 00:13 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
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Marco Rubio tried to justify coordinated attacks with Israel on Iran since Saturday as driven by self-defence.
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The US objective is not to overthrow the government but wipe out Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities.
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