The White House recently confirmed that the US went to war with Iran because of President Donald Trump‘s feelings. On February 28, the President announced that the US had launched a military operation against Iran along with Israel. He further stated that the step was taken to protect the country from the threat of the Iranian regime.
US vs. Iran happened because Donald Trump had a ‘feeling’
In a recent press release, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed the reason behind the United States and Israel launching a joint military operation against Iran.
In a video that was shared on X (formerly known as Twitter), Leavitt spoke about what motivated the US President’s decision. She stated that Donald Trump “had a feeling, again based on fact, that Iran was going to strike the United States, was going to strike our assets in the region. And he made a determination to launch Operation Epic Fury based on all of that.”
Leavitt’s statement comes after Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed that the US executed the operation after it learned of Israel’s plans to strike Iran. According to News Republic, Rubio said on Capitol Hill, “It was abundantly clear that if Iran came under attack by anyone—the United States, or Israel, or anyone—they were going to respond and respond against the United States.”
The Press Secretary continued, “We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action. We knew that that would precipitate an attack against American forces. And we knew that if we didn’t preemptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties, and perhaps even higher those killed.”
Although it suggested that Israel had persuaded the US to take action, Trump denied this in a Q&A with reporters at the White House after Rubio’s statement.
Trump stated, “I might have forced their hand. We were having negotiations with these lunatics, and it was my opinion that they were going to attack first. If we didn’t do it, they were going to attack first. I felt strongly about that.”
