“It was abundantly clear that if Iran came under attack by anyone – the United States or Israel or anyone – they were going to respond, and respond against the United States,” Rubio told reporters at the Capitol. Vance has been the member of Donald Trump’s administration most opposed to military interventions and has spoken less frequently about US actions in Iran than Rubio. “There was no imminent threat to the United States of America by the Iranians. If we equate a threat to Israel as the equivalent of an imminent threat to the United States, then we are in uncharted territory,” Warner said. Because Israel faced what they deem to be an existential threat,” Johnson said.

Source: The Guardian March 03, 2026 05:45 UTC