‘Imminent threat” to global security: Marco Rubio on rise of radical Islam

Radical Islam. US Secretary Marco Rubio visits the Civilian Military Cooperation Centre in Kiryat Gan, Israel, October 24, 2025. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Flickr/US Department of State

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Washington/IBNS-CMEDIA: US State Secretary Marco Rubio on Wednesday (local time) issued a stark warning that radical Islamist movements seeking to expand their territorial and ideological reach pose an “imminent threat” to global security.

He also announced that Washington will impose visa restrictions on individuals who “direct, authorise, fund or support” violence against Christians in Nigeria and elsewhere.

Speaking to Fox News, Rubio said the United States faces a significant danger from radical Islamist groups, which he claimed view America as “the chief source of evil on the planet.”