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The US was aware of Israel’s sweeping strike on Iranian nuclear and military targets days before the operation began, despite public denials from the White House, press reports said on Friday, Anadolu reports. Trump administration officials were briefed ahead of the operation and did not oppose it in private, despite making public statements distancing themselves from the attack, American news website Axios reported, citing Israeli forces. “We had a clear US green light,” Axios quoted one Israeli official as saying. President Donald Trump, speaking just hours before the strikes, stated that the US would not participate militarily but later acknowledged he had prior knowledge. Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized that Israel acted “unilaterally.” Israeli forces attacked Iran in the […]
