Marco Rubio Mocked For Going Full 'Mission Accomplished' Mode With Iran War Claim

The Iran war is “over”… err, well, that’s what Marco Rubio is saying.

In a tense exchange during his congressional testimony on Tuesday, the secretary of state dropped the bonkers claim after Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) questioned his assertion that America is “winning” the conflict.

“Well, the war’s over now,” Rubio said.

“The war is not over,” Booker hit back before stressing that Americans are “losing at the pump and with their costs.”

“And yet this thing still hasn’t been resolved,” continued the senator, who went on to highlight President Donald Trump’s social media posts about the war.

“Every day he tweets out, ‘Oh, we’ve obliterated them, we’ve annihilated them. They’re going to surrender.’ But yet we still find ourselves spending billions of dollars a week,” Booker said.

Booker: You keep telling us how we’re winning this war.

Rubio: The war is over.

Booker: The war is not over. The American people see how we’re losing at the pump and with their costs, and yet this thing still hasn’t been resolved. Every day he tweets out, oh, we’ve obliterated… pic.twitter.com/6fFibxsq4H

— Acyn (@Acyn) June 2, 2026

The comments from Rubio — who claimed that “Operation Epic Fury” was “over” early last month — arrived after Trump told ABC News on Monday that he’d have a deal to extend the ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz “over the next week.”

The president said an agreement with Iran could be “even better than a military victory,” noting that a deal was “not a simple thing.”

“You’re talking about a real large country — them — very large country making a deal. Tremendous hostility, really,” he said. “So it’s not an easy thing for them. It’s actually not easy from our standpoint, either. But we’re getting what we need to get.”

Critics clowned Rubio over his declaration, which the progressive MeidasTouch Network likened to President George W. Bush’s “Mission Accomplished” moment during the Iraq War.

“Life comes at you fast,” the outlet wrote on X.

Rubio’s “Mission Accomplished” moment.

Life comes at you fast. https://t.co/KwdjbNZGtx

— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) June 3, 2026

This was 3 hours ago, @SecRubio. https://t.co/GAc1quUCI7 pic.twitter.com/plVOltbCUJ

— Rep. Gwen Moore (@RepGwenMoore) June 2, 2026

Why is Hormuz still closed? Did any tell Iran it’s over?

— Jan202021 (@Dixie202021) June 2, 2026

So when is the United States leaving? https://t.co/vYFqY4rHaG

— Empire Of Lies (@berningman16) June 3, 2026

The gaslighting from the Trump administration is truly wild https://t.co/QA9CQ7oO2W

— Gabe Sanchez (@iamgabesanchez) June 2, 2026

this statement by him today probably killed his viability to run for president in ’28 and beyond.

this iran war will stain politicians just like iraq.

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— #AHWR (@AfterHoursRed) June 3, 2026