Published Jul 7, 2026, 8:20 PM ET · Updated 4 months ago · 1 source
According to Axios, citing a U.S. official, U.S. President Donald J. Trump approved ongoing retaliatory strikes on Iran after meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent while in Turkey for the ongoing NATO summit. U.S. officials also told Axios’s Barak Ravid that “We’ll get the assessment about the results of the strikes and make decisions after.”
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According to Axios, citing a U.S. official, U.S. President Donald J. Trump approved ongoing retaliatory strikes on Iran after meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent while in Turkey for the ongoing NATO summit. U.S. officials also told Axios’s Barak Ravid that “We’ll get the assessment about the results of the strikes and make decisions after.”