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Democrats’ 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.
- Democrats have felt hopeful recently despite being out of power in Washington.
- Democrats initially condemned Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death while urging Congress to limit Trump's war powers.
- House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries urged for a vote on Iran, stating, 'John Fetterman knows better'.
- Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer stated senators must choose between opposing war or supporting Trump as his resolution comes to the floor.
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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…
US, Israel attacks on Iran were long-planned, report says
The attack on Iran and the assassination of its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were both long-planned operations. While US President Donald Trump had suggested he wanted a deal with Tehran, behind the scenes “his move toward war grew inexorably,” The New York Times said, encouraged by Israel’s prime minister and buoyed by Trump’s own success in Venezuela. Plans were made by mid-January, but neither Israel nor the US were ready, and forces…
Rubio says Israel's strike plan triggered US attack on Iran
The United States attacked Iran only after learning that ally Israel was going to strike and fearing Tehran would retaliate against US forces, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday. "We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action. We knew that that would precipitate an attack against American forces, and we knew that if we didn't preemptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties," Rubio t…
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