U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio rushed to assure the world that America had not been involved after Israel launched overnight strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. But, almost instantly, Iran made clear it wasn’t buying it—and warned that Washington would be held accountable too.

Though he tried to keep Washington's hands clean, U.S. President Trump necessarily gave his green light for the unprecedented operation against Iranian nuclear targets. It's a victory for the foreign policy hardline faction,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke today with European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas about the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict.

OPERATION RISING LION: Claiming that Iran was on the verge of producing as many as nine nuclear bombs, Israel launched what it said would be a multiday campaign to degrade Iran’s nuclear facilities and eliminate key military leaders and nuclear scientists.

Israel's aerial assault on Iran is widely viewed as an act of naked aggression with no basis in international law, carried out unilaterally despite US opposition and aimed at derailing ongoing US-Iran nuclear negotiations,

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, said the U.S. Senate “stands ready to work with President Trump and with our allies in Israel to restore peace in the region and, first and foremost, to defend the American people from Iranian aggression, especially our troops and civilians serving overseas.”