Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday quoted '90s hip-hop party pioneers Cypress Hill to describe the Trump administration's view of Iran's remaining leadership amid a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz.
Speaking to reporters in the White House briefing room — as the first in what is understood to be a series of stand-ins for Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt while she is on maternity leave — Rubio said the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports would continue until Iran ceases efforts to prevent free maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz through what he described as “piracy.”
