WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. John Cornyn issued the following news release:

Today in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio the Trump administration's force posture within the Middle East amid heightened tensions with Iran. Excerpts are below, and video can be found here.

CORNYN: "I know the President's very concerned about what's happening to the demonstrators in Iran and, of course, there's some estimates that as many as 30,000 Iranian demonstrators have been executed by the regime, but I know the President's being presented with a range of options. We've noticed a lot of movement into the region by our Navy and other authorities, but what happens if the ...