Israel’s plan to strike Iran would put American lives at risk, Rubio said. Rather than confronting Israel, the U.S. joined their war.

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Israel announced on Tuesday that it was moving to establish a buffer zone in southern Lebanon. That came as it continued air strikes across Lebanon in response to Hezbollah launching an attack on Israel. The group said it was in retaliation for the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the US-Israeli war with Iran.

The footage recirculated online in March 2026, after the U.S. and Israel commenced their military operation against Iran.

Eli Cohen told The Jerusalem Post that coordination between the United States and Israel has led to “a very strong and deadly combination.”

Israeli Benjamin Netanyahu explained the imperative of the joint US-Israeli strike on Iran in an interview with FNC host Sean Hannity. "This is going to be a quick and decisive action and we're going to create the conditions first for the Iranian people to get control of their destiny,

Iran and Iranian-backed militias fired missiles at Israel while Israel and the United States pounded targets in Iran as the war expanded.

Israel and the United States have intensified their attacks on Iran. In Israel, the military has reported new attacks from Iran, and the UAE says it intercepted six Iranian missil