“Secretary Rubio says the quiet part out loud: this is an unnecessary war of choice,” tweeted Rep. Sara Jacobs, a Jewish progressive from California. “Israel forced our hand – there was no imminent threat to the United States. And instead of talking Israel out of going to war, President Trump went along with it and put U.S. lives at risk.”

Members of Congress demanded briefings from the White House after attacks were launched on Iran over the weekend.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio infuriated MAGA's already angry "America First" wing – and especially antisemitic influencers on the right – by identifying Israel as the driving force behind the U.S. military action in Iran.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks after Gang of Eight briefing on Iran

Israel led the US into war with Iran, Marco Rubio told a press conference. The US secretary of state said that Israel’s decision to launch strikes on Tehran effectively drew the US into the conflict, in remarks that have inflamed Donald Trump’s Maga base.

Trump entered war with Iran based on the premise that Israel planned to do so first,” Rubio told reporters, raising concerns about American troops and emboldening critics of US-Israel policy

Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) on Tuesday called Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s explanation that the U.S. carried out a preemptive attack on Iran because Israel struck first “breathtaking” during a Senate hearing with a top official from the Pentagon.

It appears that Marco Rubio's explanation behind why the US saw Iran as an "imminent threat" isn't good enough for Piers Morgan.

Marco Rubio said the objective of the strikes was not a regime change in Iran. It was ending Tehran's missile and nuclear programs, he said

Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended preemptive U.S. strikes on Iran’s missile and naval capabilities, confirmed 6 U.S. service members have been killed in action and warned that the “hardest hits are yet to come” as the conflict intensifies.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday said the Trump administration will move to offset oil price increases as strikes on Iran jolt the global market. “We knew that going in would be a factor,