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

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,

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.

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

Iran has launched a new wave of attacks against Israel, American bases and countries around the region, It is warning that the U_S_ will “bitterly regret” torpedoing an Iranian warship and has called for “Trump’s blood.