AdvertisementRubio’s argument is that Israel told the U.S. it was planning to bomb Iran. Rather than attempt to talk Israel out of launching an attack, Rubio suggested the United States had no chance but to join a war Israel was going to launch. “Israel faced an existential risk and they were prepared to strike Iran alone,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) told reporters on Monday. It was a threat to Israel,” Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, told reporters on Monday.

Source: Huffington Post March 04, 2026 10:10 UTC