'There absolutely was an imminent threat and the imminent threat was that we knew that if Iran was attacked – and we believed they would be attacked – that they would immediately come after us,' Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Monday.

'There absolutely was an imminent threat and the imminent threat was that we knew that if Iran was attacked – and we believed they would be attacked – that they would immediately…

Rubio states U.S. attacked Iran following Israel's strike plans to prevent retaliation against American forces.