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Trump’s confession proves US complicity in Israel’s aggression, Iran spox says
Iran’s Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson reacted to US president’s admission that he was “very much in charge” of Israel’s war against Iran in June, calling it “undeniable evidence” of Washington’s direct intervention.
“From the very beginning, it was clear that the United States had fully participated in the crime of Israeli aggression against the Iranian nation,” Ismaeil Baqaei said in a post on X on Friday.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed responsibility for Israel’s attacks on Iran, contradicting previous assertions that the regime acted unilaterally.
“Israel attacked first. That attack was very, very powerful. I was very much in charge of that,” Trump told reporters.
But in the early hours of the aggression, Washington stressed that Israel acted on its own and warned Tehran against retaliating against US troops and interests in the region.
“Tonight, Israel took unilateral action against Iran. We are not involved in strikes against Iran, and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at that time.
“Do you remember when US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on June 13, 2025, that Washington had no role in the aggressive and terrorist action of the Zionist regime against Iran, emphasizing that it was a “unilateral action” by Israel and that “we are not involved in attacks against Iran?” Baqaei asked. Calling it “an obvious lie”, the spokesman said that Trump’s confession added up to “undeniable evidence” of the US “direct intervention and active complicity” in Israel's unprovoked aggression against Iran and, at the same time, amounted to an open acceptance of US responsibility for “committing an illegal act and a flagrant violation of international law.”