Rubio Defends Iran War, Ebola Response in Combative Hearings (3)

Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the US war effort in Iran, as well as the Trump administration’s global public health strategy amid a worsening Ebola outbreak, as he faced hostile questions from Democrats in two hearings before Congress on Tuesday.

Rubio said the US military has destroyed much of Iran’s missile and naval capabilities, though he conceded Iran still has a lot of attack drones because they’re easy to manufacture. He also said Iran had laid mines in large portions of the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has effectively closed since the start of the Pentagon’s Operation Epic Fury ...