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Trump contradicts Marco Rubio and Mike Johnson: 'I might have forced their hand'

Mar 3, 2026Far Left

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Israel did not pressure the United States to launch strikes against Iran. Trump was meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and speaking about the conflict with Iran at the White House when he took questions from reporters inside the Oval Office. He claimed that Iran's navy, air force and radar technology had…

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