Rubio Outlines Massive Middle East Evacuations and Preemptive Strikes to 'Defang' Iranian Missile Capabilities
March 03, 2026
March 03, 2026
WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of a news conference by Secretary Marco Rubio regarding the emergency evacuation of 9,000 U.S. citizens from the Middle East and joint military strikes aimed at systematically destroying Iran's ballistic missile program and naval assets:
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SECRETARY RUBIO: All right. I have a couple updates for you. The State Department is now actively, as it has been now for the last 72 hours, imp . . .
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SECRETARY RUBIO: All right. I have a couple updates for you. The State Department is now actively, as it has been now for the last 72 hours, imp . . .