Rubio Statement on Countering Iran’s Malign Activities in the Middle East U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) Washington, D.C. DEC. 14, 2017 — U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) issued today a statement after U.S. Ambassador to the  United Nations  Nikki Haley announced the declassification of significant information and materials related to Iran’s growing support of militancy in the Middle East: “I commend the Administration for declassifying information and materials related to Iran’s malign activities today. As the United States weighs the future of the flawed Iran nuclear deal, the U.S. and our allies must do more to stop theIranian terror-sponsoring regime’s growing support for Houthi rebels in Yemen and other militant groups in the Middle East. “Under the flawed Iran nuclear deal, the president is continuing to waive America’s most powerful economic and financial sanctions. Congress enacted these sanctions to confront not only the Iranian regime’s nucle...