The secretary of state squirmed when confronted on his talk of Israel triggering the U.S. to "proactively" strike Iran.

Secretary of State says U.S. acted preemptively after learning of Israeli attack plans, drawing criticism from lawmakers across the political spectrum who question Trump's "America First" agenda.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday said the United States did not attack Iran "because of Israel," but to protect its own security interests, apparently walking back comments he made a day

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Trump attacked Iran over the weekend because he knew Israel was going to launch a military strike and worried about retaliation against American bases from Tehran.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed back on a barrage of questions from reporters about conflicting statements with the president over the intent and timing of the joint U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will no longer travel to Israel on Monday “due to current circumstances,” according to Dylan Johnson, assistant secretary of state for global public affairs. The State Department announced the trip Friday,

"No. Your statement is false,” Rubio told a reporter who was summarizing his comments from Monday

At a March press conference Sec. of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. objective in war is to remove Iran's access to nuclear weapons.