Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
“They have no navy, they have no air force, they have no air defenses. Their leadership is fractured. They have hyperinflation, their currency is worthless, and they’re having trouble making payroll… I guess other than that, they’re doing well.”
— Secretary of State Marco Rubio, quoted by the New York Post, on Iran.
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