Marco Rubio is speaking the way that Donald Trump is speaking about Iran. Donald Trump is willing to give the order to dismantle and, if necessary, destroy the Iranian nuclear reactor. But that is a last resort.
Exceptionally important statements by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is now also serving as National Security Advisor in the Trump administration:
— Avi Abelow (@aviabelow) May 3, 2025
1. Iran has no right to enrich uranium at all.
2. Iran must dismantle its enrichment infrastructure, and American… pic.twitter.com/ek51A30NQq
Iran is hoping to delay and dither their way till 2028 like they did with Donald Trump in his 1st term. Donald Trump knows this and therefore, he has offered them a path of economic growth without nuclear weapons. Will Iran choose that path? There is no reason to assume they will. So, will America attack or give Israel the green light to attack? If so, when? Those are perhaps the main questions that will arise over the course of the next year.
Iranian negotiations are not dissimilar from negotiations with Hamas. They are largely a fruitless attempt at reasonable progress. But perhaps there is more than meets the eye and Donald Trump knows how to threaten and offer an alternative with Iran much in the way he handled North Korea. Whatever Trump did on that front has worked. If President Trump repeats and succeeds with Iran with the same strategy, he will deserve a Nobel Peace Prize.
But don’t let Iran fool you. They will not moderate and only understand the language of force. Marco Rubio and Donald Trump are on the same wavelength on these matters. But the jury is still out on this policy. It may very well get hairy quicker than people expect, Bibi Netanyahu may decide to hold off till US mid-term elections wen deciding to make a bold move, but Israel cannot afford to make a mistake on Iran. As wonderful as Donald Trump has been for Israel, Israel must act alone on Iran if a threat is indeed imminent. Not only Netanyahu knows this. Even Bibi’s opponents in Israel know that we cannot rely on any other country but only the IDF and the Lord above – when push comes to shove.