Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said the central issue in the Middle East is not the Israel-Palestine issue but “Iran’s ambition to be a regional hegemonic power.”

Speaking to i24News in Israel on Friday, Rubio discussed a wide range of topics, including the thousands of displaced Israelis in the northern part of the country, the ongoing threat from Iranian-backed Hezbollah and the state of the American university there.

As the war between Israel and Hamas enters its sixth month, many in the West are calling for a negotiated truce to end the violence. Rubio cautioned that if the United States’ support for Israel doesn’t remain firm, it will embolden Iran’s proxy militia in the north.

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