United States President Donald Trump has claimed responsibility for Israel’s initial attack on Iran, contradicting previous US assertions that the Israeli government acted unilaterally.

“Israel attacked first. That attack was very, very powerful. I was very much in charge of that,” Trump told reporters on Thursday.

“When Israel attacked Iran first, that was a great day for Israel because that attack did more damage than the rest of them put together.”

His comments came as he called on Republicans to revoke the filibuster to pass laws in the Senate with a simple majority. He argued that his party should move on the Senate rule first in the same way that Israel launched the war against Iran.

Israel launched a devastating assault against Iran without direct provocation on June 13, kil

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