Marco Rubio says US attacked Iran after learning of planned retaliation

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio stated that the United States launched strikes against Iran after intelligence indicated an 'imminent threat' of Iranian attacks on American assets. Rubio said this Iranian plan was a response to an Israeli strike, prompting the U.S. preemptive action. He also suggested that the 'hardest hits' on Iran are still to come and ruled out deploying U.S. ground forces for now.