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Donald Trump launched the war with Iran in self-defense, as well as in defense of Israel, as part of an ongoing conflict since 1979. This is the argument presented by Reed Rubinstein, the top lawyer for the US State Department, as part of the Trump administration's effort to obtain authorization for the war from Congress.
Rubinstein submitted his justification for the war just days before the May 1 deadline, which was required under the War Powers Act of 1973, which also allows politicians to take action to end conflicts.
The State Department lawyer argued that the US was “engaged in this conflict at the request and in collective self-defense of its Israeli ally, as well as in the exercise of the United States’ inherent right of self-defense.”
He cited what he called Iran's "decade-long vicious aggression," noting a series of attacks since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, including attacks by Iranian proxies on US and Israeli forces, Iranian missile strikes against Israel in 2024, and Tehran's efforts to acquire nuclear weapons.
"In fact, the United States is acting well within the recognized contours of international law regarding the use of force and self-defense," he argued.
Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other White House officials have given different, and sometimes contradictory, reasons for why the US and Israel launched "Operation Epic Fury" on February 28.
Iran has long denied Western accusations that it is seeking to develop nuclear weapons, a key claim made by the US and Israel to justify the war. Human rights observers, including Lord Mark Malloch Brown and Yalda Hakim, have said the war is illegal.
And many legal experts say the attacks were unjustified under the United Nations Charter. In a letter this month, more than 100 experts said there was “no evidence that Iran posed an imminent threat that could support a claim of self-defense.”
They cited actions including the bombing of a girls' school that killed more than 100 people, mostly children, and which investigators believe was likely a U.S. attack. Trump denied responsibility for the attack and blamed Iran./ SkyNews .
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