Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) stated over the weekend that the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah by Israel reduces the risk of an all-out war in the region.

In a Sunday interview on NBC News’ “Meet The Press,” Rubio explained, “I think if Nasrallah was still alive, the threat of a broader conflict is even higher. This is the guy who cheerfully said, ‘Death to America, death to Israel.’ When you’re a country and someone runs an organization that exists for the specific and defined purpose of destroying you, you have no choice but to treat that person as an enemy and to confront them likewise.”

He emphasized that Nasrallah supported suicide bombings that targeted civilians and the kidnapping of Israelis. “Wiping out not just Nasrallah, but the senior leadership of this evil organization, I think is a service to humanity,” he remarked.

Rubio further noted that Iran is always seeking ways to harm Israel in its goal of regional dominance. “They seek to drive America out of the region and then destroy Israel,” he said. “Any time the Iranian regime is on defense, it’s good for the world, good for America, and good for Israel. It’ll be up to the Iranians to decide what they’re going to do, but I believe they will find themselves in a very precarious situation if they escalate this on their part.”