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Rubio says “hardest hits" yet to come as US urges citizens to leave region

  • Mar 3
  • 1 min read
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, is escorted to a secure room in the basement of the Capitol to give a classified intelligence briefing to top lawmakers on the US attack in Iran, on Monday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, is escorted to a secure room in the basement of the Capitol to give a classified intelligence briefing to top lawmakers on the US attack in Iran, on Monday.J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Riyadh, March 3, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The United States is preparing for a “major uptick” in attacks in Iran over the next 24 hours, a senior U.S. official told CNN on Tuesday, as Israel issued evacuation warnings for residents of a neighbourhood in Tehran.


U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said “the hardest hits are yet to come” and that the Trump administration believes its objectives in Iran “can be achieved without ground forces.”

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