Marco Rubio warns Iran wanted to be the 'next North Korea' as he sees 'finish line' in conflict

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Secretary of State Marco Rubio breaks down the Trump administration’s reasoning for attacking Iran, the state of Venezuela, Cuba and more on ‘Hannity.’ U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday the U.S. is nearing the "finish line" in its conflict with Iran, while warning that Tehran was seeking to become the next North Korea. Rubio told "Hannity" Tuesday that Iran was pursuing intercontinental missiles capable of striking the United States and would have achieved those objectives if President Donald Trump had not launched Operation Epic Fury. "They were aiming to become the next North Korea, except not a North Korea run by a regime that is troublesome and hard to understand, but an Iran run by radical Shia clerics with intercontinental missiles that could reach the mainland of the United States eventually," the secretary of state said. "That'