US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.© Getty Images
Several leading U.S. officials warned Tehran against attacking U.S. forces following Israeli air strikes in which top-ranking generals and atomic scientists died, and after many explosions in key elements of Iran's uranium enrichment program.
In an interview with Fox News on Thursday, US president Donald Trump confirmed that he had prior cognition of Israeli military action, known as Operation Rising Lion, which aimed at atomic facilities and rocket infrastructure.Trump reiterated the U.S. position that Iran cannot get atomic weapons, adding that it hopes Tehran will return to talks about the atomic agreement and that the U.S. military in the mediate East is on advanced alert.Chairman of the home of Representatives Armed Forces Committee Mike Rogers condemned Iran as ‘Aggressor’, Saying that "his pursuit of atomic weapons constitutes an existential threat which will not be tolerated"."The United States did not participate in the attacks, but our forces are ready to defend themselves and our ally of Israel. Any Iranian attack on US forces would be a serious miscalculation” - He warned me.Iran has repeatedly denied that it plans to make atomic weapons and insists that its atomic program has only peaceful targets.U.S. home talker Mike Johnson confirmed Israel's right to self-defence, saying: “Israel MA is right – and has the right – to defend yourself!”Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that the United States was not active in Israeli attacks.
"Our top precedence is to defend American forces in the region...
Let us be clear: Iran should not attack US interests or personnel."Ministry of abroad Affairs of Iran stated that Tehran has ‘legal and justifiable’ the right to respond to Israeli attacks, adding that "could not have been carried out without United States coordination and authorisation".It was further warned that "The United States government, as the main supporter of this regime, will besides be liable for the dangerous consequences and consequences of the Zionist regime's unrest".
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/619113-us-officials-react-israeli-strikes/
