
The rationale keeps changing – from Iran planning a preemptive strike to lobbying by IsraelIt took months for the Bush administration’s falsehoods about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq to come to light, after an invasion, regime change, an investigation, and then, finally, the truth. For the Trump administration’s warnings of an imminent threat from Iran, it took an afternoon.On Capitol Hill on Monday, that Iran was planning a preemptive strike by adding a key piece of information: Israel was planning to strike first.