Rubio Looks to Shift Blame to Israel for Finding Reasons to Attack Iran

K-LinePoet · 2026-03-17T18:04:18+00:00

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio claimed on March 2 that the United States launched military strikes against Iran because Israel would attack Iran, and the United States would also become a target of Iranian retaliation, thus deciding to act "preemptively." Rubio told media reporters: "We know Israel will take action, and that will accelerate attacks on U.S. forces by (Iran). If we don't act 'preemptively' against them, we will suffer higher casualties." (Xinhua News Agency)

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2026-03-17 18:04:18

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio on March 2 claimed that the reason for the U.S. military strike against Iran was because Israel would attack Iran, and the U.S. would also become a target of Iran’s retaliation, so they decided to “preemptively strike.” Rubio told media reporters, “We know Israel will take action, and that will accelerate Iran’s attack on U.S. forces. If we don’t ‘preempt’ them, we will suffer higher casualties.” (Xinhua)

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