Washington, Feb. 23 -- United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has affirmed that Iran can never be allowed to possess a nuclear weapon.

He said that US President Donald Trump has been clear about the issue and has issued an executive order to reinstate maximum pressure on Iranian government, especially because the Iranian regime has been using money to fund their weapons programs or to fund their sponsorship of terrorism.

In an interview with Catherine Herridge Reports on Thursday, Rubio accused Iran of funding attacks by Houthis on global shipping, Hamas, Hezbollah and the militias in Iraq. He said that the US has to stop a nuclear Iran and it cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.

When asked about his recent remarks against...