Israel chose to act now, regardless of whether Trump approves. #IsraelIranConflict

It has been clear that there has been growing tension between Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump over the possibility that Israel would launch an attack on Iran.

Trump has been telling the leader of Israel that he doesn't want him to do this now and wants him to wait while the US administration talks with Iran about the nuclear issue. However, the Israelis clearly believed that they had the chance to act. After Israel lost a significant deterrent last year due to Hezbollah's decline in Lebanon, they believe that the Iranians are as weak as they will be in the region. Even though the Americans don't like it, Netanyahu thought that now was the time. Shortly after the military strikes were announced, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a statement distancing the US from the "unilateral action" of their close ally. "We are not involved in strikes against Iran, and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region," he said.