Marco Rubio

So we have to have sufficient firepower in the region to ensure that they don't make a mistake and come after us and trigger something

larger.

I think if there's an opportunity here to diplomatically reach an agreement that addresses the things we're concerned about, we would be very open and welcoming to that.

But I don't want to overstate it either.

It's going to be hard.

It's been very difficult for anyone to do real deals with Iran because we're dealing with radical Shia clerics who are making theological decisions, not geopolitical ones.

But let's see what happens.

I hope it works out.

We all hope it works out.

It's a very serious thing.

Look, those countries came to that conclusion.

They coordinated that.

We chose.

It doesn't mean we disagree with the outcome.

It wasn't our endeavor.

Sometimes countries go out and do their thing based on the intelligence they've gathered.

I love the smell of napalm in the morning.

It's important to understand how important the relations between leaders are to the relations between countries.

We are entering this golden era of relations between our countries, and not simply because of the alignment of our people.

but because of the relationship that you have with the President of the United States and that relationship's grown even closer.