Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US can see the bottom line in the Iran conflict
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday said the United States was approaching “the end” of its conflict with Iran, while cautioning that the country “wants to be the next North Korea.”
Speaking to Hannity on Tuesday, Rubio said that Iran sought the ability to launch ICBM’s capable of reaching the United States, and they would have accomplished this goal, if President Trump had not pursued Operation Epic Fury.
“Iran sought to be the next North Korea except that while North Korea is run by an enigma but they are run by clerics in Iran that have intercontinental missiles that can reach the land of the United States, that is where they would have ended up if the President had not take action that he took.
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A map from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies showing the ranges of Iran’s missiles. (Foundation for the Defense of Democracy)
Rubio accused the Iranian regime of misleading the public about its missile capabilities, saying officials are “in denial” that their missiles can reach London.
“[Abbas] Araghchi, their foreign minister, this guy is a liar,” he told Fox News host Sean Hannity. “This guy was on TV like last week – two weeks ago – denying that Iran had any missiles that could exceed a certain limit.“
Trump recently said the Iran conflict could last just a few weeks, as Operation Epic Fury approaches 33 days, with Rubio echoing that the end is near.
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“We can see the finish line. It’s not today, it’s not tomorrow, but it’s coming,” Rubio said.
Rubio signaled progress in talks with Iran, noting that while Tehran remains defiant in public, its officials are more cooperative in private talks.
But he said President Trump will not be “imprisoned” like the Biden administration.
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US conducted strikes against Iran on Saturday, February 28, 2026 as confirmed by President Donald Trump. (White House via X account/Anadolu via Getty Images/Contributor/Getty Images)
“What the President Trump will not allow is that he will not allow fake negotiations to be used as a delaying tactic, to buy more time, to buy himself space,” Rubio pointed out.
Reports state hat leadership in Iran stand firm as Pakistan had announced on Sunday that they will host negotiations between the United States and Iran.
Rubio warned that the US’s military campaign would not end without an agreement being made.
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“We will not allow… The failure of negotiations to hinder our ability to protect this country and to protect this country from real danger,” he stated.
Rubbo said that the regime in Iran consists of destructive tendencies.
“These are a people that think they are given the calling and their life mission is to bring about the end of the world,” he told Fox News. “These are people that want the Bomb.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio with China’s Foreign Minister (unpictured) in Munich, Feb. 13, 2026 on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. Alex Brandon/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
He further stated that the U.S. Might reconsider its commitment to NATO if the U.S.-Iran war ceases to exist as this war “calls into question what the value of this alliance is.”
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“We’ll also look whether or not that alliance has outlived its usefulness, since it has been of value to this country for a long time, whether it’s a one-way street where America’s protecting Europe and the partners we expect, should be protecting us, denied us their basic right,” he said on FOX News.
The President is scheduled to address the nation on Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET on the status of the U.S.-Iran war.
Nora Moriarty is a Production Assistant at FOX News.
