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Abigail Hauslohner, James Politi, Steff Chávez and Lauren Fedor in Washington
“We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action,” Rubio said on Capitol Hill after briefing members of Congress on the offensive. “We knew 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.”
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Abigail Hauslohner, James Politi, Steff Chávez and Lauren Fedor in Washington
Rubio says US launched war on Iran after learning of planned Israeli attack
The US launched its offensive against Iran because it knew Israel was going to attack and “that would precipitate an attack against American forces”, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday.“We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action,” Rubio said on Capitol Hill after briefing members of Congress on the offensive. “We knew 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.”
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