So far the official answer from the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio is: Israel was going to attack and US bases and US allies would be the primary counter a

So far the official answer from the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio is: Israel was going to attack and US bases and US allies would be the primary counter attack targets, so the US preemptively bombed Iran. https://theintercept.com/2026/03/03/rubio-trump-iran-israel-war/ https://theintercept.com/2026/03/03/rubio-trump-iran-israel-... The real answer, that came out only last week, is that everybody in Trump’s administration, with possible exception to Hegseth, strongly advised against attacking Iran regardless what Israel says. Trump chose to attack Iran believing regime change was probable despite all guidance, from his administration, that it was not possible without a ground invasion.