VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-31
“We can achieve military objectives if we seek to. He hasn't made a decision. I have no announcement in that regard with you today, and nor do we take any of it lightly,”
Marco Rubio · said 2026-10-31 · reported 2026-10-31
Rubio said at a G20 press conference in Atlanta that the U.S. can achieve military objectives if it seeks to and that Trump has not made a decision on new strikes.
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