Key facts
- Senator Marco Rubio stated Iran would use a nuclear weapon to "blackmail the world and to kill people".
- Rubio said Iran would control energy straits and decide who received energy if it possessed a nuclear weapon.
- Rubio accused Iran of using funds from sanctions relief to finance Hezbollah, Hamas, and Shia militias in Iraq.
- Rubio stated Iran's leadership believes it is a religious calling to trigger the apocalypse.
Senator Marco Rubio stated that Iran would use a nuclear weapon to "blackmail the world and to kill people," asserting that such a development would present an "unacceptable risk." During an interview with Fox News, Rubio elaborated that Iran would control vital energy straits, charge a toll, and dictate energy access if it acquired nuclear capabilities.