{"id":106021,"date":"2025-06-13T11:55:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T06:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=106021"},"modified":"2025-06-13T11:55:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T06:55:33","slug":"us-not-involved-in-israeli-strikes-on-iran-rubio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/106021\/","title":{"rendered":"US not involved in Israeli strikes on Iran: Rubio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pakistan(National Times)- The Trump administration has sought to distance itself from the Israeli operation, which could complicate ongoing efforts to secure a new nuclear agreement with Tehran. \u201cWe are not involved in strikes against Iran, and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region,\u201d Rubio said in a statement. \u201cLet me be clear: Iran should not target U.S. interests or personnel.\u201d Rubio emphasized that the Israeli strikes were unilateral, though the U.S. had prior knowledge. \u201cIsrael advised us that they believed this action was necessary for its self-defense,\u201d he added. Israel said it targeted Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders on Friday at the start of what it warned would be a prolonged operation to prevent Tehran from building an atomic weapon. Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of Staff of Iran\u2019s Armed Forces, was martyred in Israel attack, confirmed Iranian media. According to Mehr News Agency, Major General Mohammad Bagheri was martyred in overnight attacks by Israeli jets. Meanwhile, Ameer Habibullah has been appointed new chief of staff of Iran\u2019s armed forces. Israeli airstrikes on Tehran and other Iranian cities early reportedly assassinated several top Iranian military and nuclear figures, including the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to Iranian state-affiliated media. Tasnim news agency reported that Major General Hossein Salami, the chief commander of the IRGC, was killed in an overnight strike on the Iranian capital. Salami, a central figure in Iran\u2019s security establishment and a longtime architect of its regional military strategy, was reportedly at a military facility in Tehran at the time of the attack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan(National Times)- The Trump administration has sought to distance itself from the Israeli operation, which could complicate ongoing efforts to secure a new nuclear agreement with Tehran. \u201cWe are not involved in strikes against Iran, and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region,\u201d Rubio said in a statement. \u201cLet me be clear: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":106022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-106021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - 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