In a lengthy defence of US President Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has claimed the president “had a feeling, based on fact, that Iran was going to strike the United States” and its assets in the region.
“He made a determination to launch Operation Epic Fury based on all these reasons, and I’d like the media to actually report on all of them, rather than just picking soundbites from people in the administration and saying ‘Oh, they’re contradicting the other person,'” Leavitt said.
She added that “these decisions are not made in a vacuum”.
“The president was going to strike first, alongside Israel, and that’s obviously proven to be the right decision, and an effective one at that,” Leavitt said.