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Trump says ‘if anything,’ he forced Israel’s hand on Iran strikes
President Trump said he might have pressured Israel to strike Iran first amid a joint US-Israeli campaign that has significantly degraded Iran's military capabilities.
- Donald Trump said he “might” have prompted Israel to strike Iran first, explaining that he believed Tehran was preparing to launch an attack and that this assessment influenced his thinking.
- His remarks appeared to differ from comments by Marco Rubio, who indicated that Israel independently chose to attack Iran and that Washington later decided to join the operation rather than wait for potential Iranian retaliation.
- Karoline Leavitt publicly defended Rubio, rejecting claims that he suggested Israel had drawn the United States into the conflict.
- According to senior officials who briefed lawmakers, Israel’s strike plans pushed the U.S. to act preemptively to protect American troops in the Middle East, while Trump later said his own judgment was shaped by nuclear negotiations with Iran, giving approval for strikes shortly after talks in Geneva ended.
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Trump: ‘I might have forced Israel’s hand’ in launching Iran war
An Iranian flag is planted in the rubble of a police station, damaged in airstrikes, on March 3, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he “might have forced Israel’s hand” in launching the war on Iran that has already cost the lives of six American troops. Trump’s statement came less than a day after Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters the United States joined the ca…
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