President Donald Trump has denied accusations that Israel forced the U.S. to join the war against Iran, stating that he alone was the driving force behind the decision. This contradicts remarks by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who claimed that the US launched strikes after Israel had informed the White House that it was planning to attack Tehran without U.K. The four-day joint U.N.-Israeli military campaign was hailed as a success by President Trump. The death toll and damage continues to rise from the conflict, with nearly 800 people killed in Iran and over 50 in southern Lebanon.