U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spent nearly three hours before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee defending the Trump administration’s proposed State Department budget and its handling of the Iran conflict. During a heated exchange, Senator Tammy Duckworth pressed Rubio over the legality of military actions against Iran, the risks of escalation, and potential threats to the Strait of Hormuz. Rubio repeatedly defended administration policies but declined to directly answer several questions regarding the Iran war. The tense hearing highlighted growing political divisions over Washington’s Middle East strategy.#MarcoRubio #IranWar #TrumpAdministration #SenateHearing #TammyDuckworth #StraitOfHormuz #USIran #MiddleEast #ForeignPolicy #USPolitics #BreakingNews #Geopolitics #Washington #StateDepartment #Iran