First of all, Iron and Copper do not help you to build units faster, rather they allow you to build the units in the first place. You cannot build a Swordsman until you have a source of Iron, for instance.
Furthermore, Iron and Copper can be connected to a city from anywhere. You do not need to have these resources next to a city for it to be able to build the associated units, as long as there is some other city that has access to Iron or Copper in your empire.
(This also applies to all the other strategic resources, like Horses.)
Finally, it's worth noting that Stone and Marble do not help you with building units in any way.
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