Iran ‘much further away’ from building nuclear weapon after US strike, Rubio tells Politico

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Politico that Iran is “much further away from a nuclear weapon” after a US strike on Iran’s three main nuclear sites over the weekend, Reuters reports.

“The bottom line is, they are much further away from a nuclear weapon today than they were before the president took this bold action,” Rubio told Politico.

“Significant, very significant, substantial damage was done to a variety of different components, and were just learning more about it, he added.

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