Rubio Says US’s ‘Hardest Hits’ on Iran Are Still to Come
A plume of smoke rises over Tehran on February 28.
Photographer: Mahsa/Middle East Images/AFP/GettySecretary of State Marco Rubio said the US military would step up its attacks against Iran, a stark warning after two days of strikes across the country that the Trump administration says took out its leadership and targeted its ballistic-missile program.
“I’m not going to give away the details of our tactical efforts, but the hardest hits are yet to come from the US military,” Rubio told reporters on Capitol Hill. “The next phase will be even more punishing on Iran than it is right now.”