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Secretary of State Rubio: "The Only Reason Israel Is in Lebanon Is Because Hizbullah Launches Rockets and Drones from There"
(U.S. State Department) Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday: "The only reason Israel is in Lebanon is because Hizbullah launches rockets and drones from there....[It] is our hope that the Lebanese Armed Forces and the legitimate, sovereign Lebanese Government will continue to be able to control and secure more and more of their own territory - because that's who needs to control Lebanese territory, not a terrorist group like Hizbullah." "I think the Israelis have been clear. They don't have any quarrels with the Lebanese people, they don't have any claims on the territory of Lebanon....The more of that area the Lebanese Armed Forces is able to secure, the less of it's in Hizbullah's control, the less Israel will be in Lebanon." Q: The U.S. waived oil sanctions against Iran on Monday. Are you concerned that Iran is going to use the extra income from that to fund proxy groups or recoup its military capacity? Rubio: "This is a temporary measure. It's for 60 days. And as a result, we expect them to live up to the commitments they made in Switzerland. If they don't live up to those commitments, the President has a lot of options at his disposal."