The White House leaked details of a call between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to placate “so-called peace activists” after Iran launched an assault on Israel, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) posited on Sunday.
Rubio, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, told CNN that he favors doing “anything” that can be done to protect U.S. troops in the region from being attacked when pressed on the prospect of U.S. retaliation.
“But Israel is not asking us to launch attacks on Iran. I … have ever heard the Israelis come to us and say, ‘Will you help us or will you attack Iran or go in after Iran? They’re not asking for that. They’re not asking for it,” Rubio said.
He then addressed reporting that Biden told Netanyahu that the United States would not support a counterattack against Iran as the White House is concerned that…
