Secretary of State Marco Rubio was on CBS’s “Face the Nation” with host Margaret Brennan on Sunday to debate coverage relating to Iran’s nuclear program.
“Are you able to make clear what the US coverage is right here? Is the underside line that Iran can’t enrich any uranium, even whether it is at low ranges for civilian functions? Do they should totally dismantle this system?” Brennan requested.
“If you’ll be able to enrich at any stage, you now are mainly in a position to enrich at weapons grade in a short time,” Rubio mentioned.
“The tip objective right here is straightforward. Iran can by no means have a nuclear weapon. And the President’s choice as a result of he doesn’t like conflict, the President’s choice is to attain that by means of a peaceable negotiation,” Rubio continued.
“He’s provided that route and that’s one we hope the Iranians will take, however he’s been very clear. Iran is rarely gonna have the potential, they’re by no means gonna have a nuclear weapon. It’s not going to occur,” Rubio continued.
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Requested whether or not the U.S. “backside line” is that “Iran can’t enrich any uranium, even whether it is at low ranges for civilian functions,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio tells @margbrennan, “For those who’re in a position to enrich at any stage, you now are mainly in a position to enrich at weapons-grade very… pic.twitter.com/ktTtHgqL1N
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) May 18, 2025
Secretary Rubio additionally mentioned with Brennan, Tren de Aragua and their ties to the Maduro regime in Venezuela. He defined that he disagreed with the intelligence neighborhood of their evaluation and believed that the gang is concerned with Maduro.
“Do you settle for the intelligence neighborhood’s evaluation that the Venezuelan gang isn’t a proxy pressure of the Maduro authorities? That was the Nationwide Intelligence Council evaluation,” Brennan requested.
“Ya, that’s their evaluation. They’re fallacious. One of many warnings on the market by the FBI isn’t merely that Tren de Aragua are a terrorist group, however one which has already been operationalized to homicide an opposition member overseas,” Rubio mentioned.
Brennan tried to distinguish that from being concerned with the Maduro regime however Secretary Rubio held his floor and defined how harmful Tren de Aragua is.
“You fully reject that intelligence neighborhood discovering?” Brennan requested.
“Ya, I agree one hundred pc with the FBI’s findings. This can be a jail gang that the Venezuelan authorities has actively inspired to depart the nation,” Rubio mentioned.
“Tren de Aragua members which have been returned to Venezuela on a few of these planes which have gone again have been greeted like heroes on the airport,” Rubio mentioned.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he disagrees with a current Nationwide Intelligence Council evaluation which contradicts President Trump’s assertions that the gang Tren de Aragua is working underneath the route of the Venezuelan regime, telling @margbrennan, “They’re fallacious.”… pic.twitter.com/fH8XokG1GP
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) May 18, 2025
