Tehran makes new threat to Gulf shipping as US says 'hardest hits' on Iran 'yet to come' - BBC News
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the mission's objective is the destruction of Iran's ballistic missile capabilities, its ability to manufacture them, and the threat posed by Iran's navy to global shipping. He also expressed hope that the Iranian people could overthrow their government, though he clarified this was not the primary objective of the mission. These remarks come amid heightened tensions, with an Iranian official threatening to "set fire to anyone who tries to pass through" the Strait of Hormuz, a critical transit route for global oil and gas supplies.
Rubio: US goal is destruction of Iranian ballistic missilespublished at 21:04 GMT 2 March
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has just been speaking.
He tells reporters: "Our mission is the destruction of their ballistic missile capabilities, and their ability to manufacture them, as well as the threat posed by their navy to global shipping. That's the objective."
"That said," he continues. "We would not mind, we would not be heartbroken, and we hope that the Iranian people can overthrow this government and establish a new future for that country. We would love for that to be possible.
"But the objective of this mission is the destruction of their ballistic missile capabilities, and their naval capabilities," he says.
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