US EditionDemocrats’ Newfound Unity Faces a Test After US and Israeli Strikes on Iran
Secretary of State Rubio said US strikes were preemptive to avoid higher casualties from Iranian retaliation after Israeli attacks, aiming to degrade missile and naval capabilities.
- Saturday's strikes targeted Tehran and senior Iranian figures, decapitating Iran's regime including Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader.
- U.S. officials argued the strikes were preemptive, fearing retaliation after Israel's planned attack, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling the threat 'imminent' and targets split between missile and nuclear sites.
- Supporters and officials pointed to casualty figures and briefings in the first 48 hours, with Rubio saying 'We were not going to sit there and absorb a blow' on March 2, 2026.
- Lawmakers are pushing a war powers resolution as fallout mounts, with Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer warning, 'Stand with Americans who don't want war, or stand with Donald Trump as he single-handedly starts another war', while Democratic members remain divided over the measure.
- AIPAC‑aligned groups and shifting voter views may reshape primaries this month, with 41% sympathizing more with Palestinians, 36% with Israelis, and six in 10 adults opposing U.S. action.
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Trump insists he struck Iran on his own terms after Rubio hints at Israeli trigger
WASHINGTON, March 4 — President Donald Trump and his team scrambled yesterday to reclaim the narrative on why he decided to attack Iran, after his top diplomat suggested the US struck only after learning of an imminent Israeli strike.Secretary of State Marco Rubio alarmed Democrats — who say only Congress can declare war — as well as many of Trump’s MAGA supporters on Monday when he said: “We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action.”“W…
The US Secretary of State differed from previous statements about a "defensive" operation, while Donald Trump claimed that Iran would attack first.
Rubio whines Dems won't like his answers at Iran presser: 'They're going to criticize!'
Secretary of State Marco Rubio pre-emptively complained about the fact that congressional Democrats probably won't like the answers he's giving, during a press conference on the Trump administration's attack against Iran on Tuesday afternoon."Listen, let me explain to you guys this in simple English, okay?" said Rubio. "Iran is run by lunatics, religious fanatic lunatics. They have an ambition to have nuclear weapons. They intend to develop thos…
US Bombed Iran Because Israel Was Going to Attack Anyway
The US bombed Iran because Israel had already planned to attack, secretary of state Marco Rubio admitted on Fox News. “We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action, we knew that would precipitate an attack against American forces,” Rubio told reporters on Monday. “We knew that if we didn’t preemptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties.” But in the same interview, Rubio also said that th…
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