US Department of State says on its website the war was started at the request of Israel

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A war of choice at the behest of a another state in the name of your self defense. Right…

https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-legal-adviser/2026/04/operation-epic-fury-and-international-law

Factcheck:
The US State Department has a legal memo on its official website that says the United States is engaged in the war with Iran “at the request of and in the collective self-defense of its Israeli ally.”

It was posted by the Office of the Legal Adviser a few days ago to justify Operation Epic Fury. The wording is there in black and white.

A lot of people online are calling it a big admission because Trump has always said the decision was fully his own. This memo makes it clear Israel asked for help.

-Grok

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