Rubio clarifies Israel remarks, says Trump made call to strike

Описание: On Tuesday afternoon, Secretary of State Marco Rubio attempted to clarify remarks he made Monday, when he essentially blamed Israel for dragging the U.S. into military action with Iran, saying the decision to strike came from President Donald Trump, not Israel.

"He made a decision to go first because he concluded we were not gonna get hit first. We were not going to absorb a blow from them. We were gonna go first. He was not going to run the risk that they could attack us before we could," Rubio explained.

When speaking to reporters Monday, Rubio said U.S. officials were aware of imminent Israeli action and believed it would trigger retaliation against American forces in the region. That assessment, he said at the time, factored into the administration’s decision to launch preemptive strikes.

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