The White House has scrambled to contain a growing political firestorm over contradictory narratives about the unprovoked attacks
US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have offered conflicting justifications for the American war with Iran, as the White House scrambles to contain a growing political firestorm over contradicting narratives about what necessitated the operation against Tehran.
The Pentagon is also reportedly confused about the actual goals of the operation and the viability of waging a prolonged military campaign with limited resources.
What reason did Trump give for launching a war on Iran?
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump claimed he ordered US forces to join Israel’s assault because he believed Tehran was about to strike first.
“We were having negotiations with these lunatics, and it was my opinion that they were going to attack first. If we didn’t do it, they were going to attack first,” Trump said, offering no evidence to support the assertion.
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