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US strikes on Iran triggered by Israel’s plan to launch attack, Rubio says

Mar 3, 2026Center Left

Secretary of state says Trump ordered pre-emptive strikes out of concern about Tehran retaliation after Israeli attackIsrael’s determination to attack Iran and the certainty that US troops would be targeted in response forced the Trump administration to take pre-emptive strikes, secretary of state Marco Rubio said, in a new explanation for Washington’s…

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