‘Had no choice but…’: Why America attacked Iran with 'no clear intel' on threat | Explained

Reports indicate that the Trump administration acknowledged in closed-door briefings that there was no intelligence showing Iran planned to attack U.S. forces before the joint U.S.-Israeli military operation began. Despite that, on February 28, the United States and Israel launched large-scale strikes on Iranian targets. Separate reports suggest Israel had already decided to attack, leaving U.S. officials to choose between joining the strikes immediately or waiting for possible Iranian retaliation against American bases.