WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US attacked Iran because they knew Israel was going to launch a military strike, and the Trump administration worried about retaliation from Tehran. “We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action,” he told reporters on Capitol Hill after briefing lawmakers. “We knew that…
Rubio claims US knew Israel would attack Iran, acted to protect American troops from ‘imminent threat’
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March 02, 2026
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