US Secretary of State Marco Rubio came under fire for his comments trying to justify the Trump administration and Israel's war on Iran.

'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.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio came under fire for his comments trying to justify the Trump administration and Israel's war on Iran.

Commentators across political spectrum, including MAGA base, seize on Rubio's words amid shifting war justifications.

Rubio said the US was reacting after learning that Israel planned to strike Iran, but Trump on Wednesday contradicted that explanation