Iran war not necessarily popular but needed to stop nuclear threat: Rubio
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that President Donald Trump launched the war against Iran, even if it was not "necessarily popular", to safeguard the world from the country's nuclear ambitions. He would not comment directly about the Republican wipeout in Tuesday's elections, which delivered a resounding rebuke to Trump. The unpopularity of the Iran war and its impact on gasoline prices and other parts of the economy helped Democrats seize control of Congress. Asked about Vice Pre…




