Marco Rubio invoked a medieval antisemitic trope in justifying war with Iran

Joel Swanson

Published on March 3, 2026

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a striking explanation on Monday for why the United States entered its current war with Iran. According to Rubio, the U.S. acted because Israel had decided on its own to strike Iran first, and Washington feared that Tehran would retaliate against American forces in the region. In other words,…