鲁比奥认为打击是为了摧毁伊朗导弹防御的必要手段. Rubio defends strike as pre-emptive necessity to dismantle Iran's missile defenses.

美国国务卿马可·鲁比奥 (Marco Rubio) 表示, 对伊朗的军事打击是必要的预防性行动, Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the U.S. military strike on Iran as a necessary pre-emptive action to dismantle Iran's "conventional shield" of missiles and drones. 他认为这次行动是"最后最好的机会", 阻止伊朗保护其核计划, 并威胁如果伊朗不谈判一项核结. He argued the operation was the "last best chance" to prevent Iran from shielding its nuclear program and threatened further strikes if Iran does not negotiate a nuclear freeze.