{"id":2581251,"date":"2026-03-18T10:09:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-rubio-gives-single-most-brutally-honest-description-of-islam-by-a-secretary-of-state-in-modern-us-history\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:11:14","slug":"watch-rubio-gives-single-most-brutally-honest-description-of-islam-by-a-secretary-of-state-in-modern-us-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-rubio-gives-single-most-brutally-honest-description-of-islam-by-a-secretary-of-state-in-modern-us-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Rubio Gives Single Most Brutally Honest Description of Islam by a Secretary of State in Modern US History"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-rubio-gives-single-most-brutally-honest-description-of-islam-by-a-secretary-of-state-in-modern-us-history%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2581251&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Fox News that Islam,as a doctrine,thrives on expansion and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >expresses open hostility<\/a> to the United States. It notes that footage of Rubio\u2019s interview with Fox News host sean Hannity circulated on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-tech-under-more-fire-for-removing-president-trumps-accounts\/\" title=\"Big Tech under more fire for removing President Trump\u2019s accounts\">social platform<\/a> X. The piece places Rubio\u2019s comments in the context of ongoing questions about the Middle East and the iran-Western dynamic, explaining that understanding Iran\u2019s theocracy involves understanding Islam and the 1979 revolution led by Ayatollah Khomeini, who branded America as \u201cthe Great Satan.\u201d Rubio is portrayed as learned about iran\u2019s history and leadership and as arguing that America should view the ideology of radical Islam as a threat.<\/p>\n<p>The article emphasizes Rubio\u2019s claim that radical Islam seeks to expand beyond any one province or caliphate and warns that it has designs on the West, the United States, and Europe.It connects these views to recent events and to concerns about terrorism and state actions attributed to Iran. It also cites a public tweet supporting rubio\u2019s stance and includes various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-tribute-to-charlie-kirk-kid-rock-calls-on-people-to-dust-off-bible-look-to-jesus-during-super-bowl-halftime-show\/\" title=\"In Tribute to Charlie Kirk, Kid Rock Calls on People to &#039;Dust Off Bible&#039; Look to Jesus During Super Bowl Halftime Show\">embedded media elements<\/a> and site scripts. Additionally, the piece references Qur\u2019anic verses thru a linked source to illustrate the religious basis the author attributes to radical movements. the piece portrays Rubio as urging honesty from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shocking-number-of-front-line-health-care-workers-refusing-covid-19-vaccine\/\" title=\"Shocking Number of Front Line Health Care Workers Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine\">public officials<\/a> about the dangers he associates with radical Islam and the Iranian regime, arguing that masking the truth could endanger lives.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave Fox News the honest truth when it comes to Islam &mdash; a doctrine that thrives on expansion and expresses open hostility to our nation.<\/p>\n<p>Footage of an interview with Rubio and Fox News host Sean Hannity started circulating Monday on social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p>Understandably, this administration has been addressing many questions surrounding the Middle East given the ongoing conflict with Iran, an Islamic state.<\/p>\n<p>Understanding Iran and its theocracy comes down to understanding Islam, the driving force behind its 1979 revolution, when the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini &mdash; setting the standard for his country&rsquo;s future relations with the West &mdash; called America &ldquo;the Great Satan.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rubio &mdash; who is by no means ignorant to Iran&rsquo;s history or its leadership &mdash; elaborated on how America should view this ideology.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; SEC. MARCO RUBIO NAILED IT ON ISLAM: &ldquo;Ultimately, all radical Islamic movements in the world identify the West at large, but the United States in particular, as the greatest evil on the earth!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And every chance they have, the notion that somehow radical Islam would be&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4NPWzibbrt\">pic.twitter.com\/4NPWzibbrt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2033726261831549085?\">March 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ultimately, all radical Islamic movements in the world identify the West at large, but the United States in particular, as the greatest evil on the earth.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The notion that somehow radical Islam would be comfortable with simply controlling some province in Iraq or Syria is just not borne out by history.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Radical Islam has shown that their desire is not simply to occupy one part of the world and be happy with their own little caliphate. They want to expand. It is revolutionary in its nature. It seeks to expand and control more territories and more people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rubio then brought his comments into a more modern context, mentioning the U.S., Europe, and Iran.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And radical Islam has designs, openly, on the West, on the United States, on Europe,&rdquo; he warned.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve seen that progress there as well. And they are prepared to conduct acts of terrorism, in the case of Iran, nation-state actions, assassinations, murders, you name it &mdash; whatever it takes for them to gain their influence and ultimately their domination of different cultures and societies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>His comments are backed by recent history with the Islamization of Europe by European Union politicians, who serve as useful idiots to Islam&rsquo;s ends, and ignorant American liberals who believe these people come here to promote peace and tolerance.<\/p>\n<p>There are countless caliphates to point to in history, dating back to the years that followed Muhammad&rsquo;s death in 632.<\/p>\n<p>Muhammad himself did not come in peace. His life boils down to that of a bloodthirsty warlord who took a child as his bride. His calls for violence permeate the Quran.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thereligionofpeace.com\/pages\/quran\/violence.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quran 3:56<\/a> reads, &ldquo;As to those who reject faith, I will punish them with terrible agony in this world and in the Hereafter, nor will they have anyone to help.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Quran 9:14 says, &ldquo;Fight against them so that Allah will punish them by your hands and disgrace them and give you victory over them and heal the breasts of a believing people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>If it could not be clearer, Quran 61:4 reads, &ldquo;Surely Allah loves those who fight in his cause.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>More <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teachers-unions-conspire-to-evade-trumps-border-solutions\/\" title=\"Teachers Unions Conspire To Evade Trump&#039;s Border Solutions\">public officials &#038;mdash<\/a>; in the United States and the Western world overall &mdash; need to be honest about this.<\/p>\n<p>It only puts lives in danger to disguise the truth.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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A clip of his interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity circulated on the social platform X. Amid ongoing questions about the Middle East and the conflict with Iran, the article notes that understanding Iran\u2019s theocracy means understanding Islam, which Rubio says underpins the country\u2019s history and its stance toward the West. Rubio, who is well-versed in Iran\u2019s past and leadership, explains how America should view this ideology.<\/p>\n<p>The text also includes embedded code and scripts meant to load a video widget and to track reading progress on the article. It describes a social-media excerpt in which Rubio\u2019s supporters quote him saying that radical Islamist movements see the West, especially the United States, as the greatest evil on Earth and are driven by a wish to expand beyond any single province or caliphate. 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