Trump insists Israel did not force US hand on Iran attack as he meets German chancellor – live

<p>US president appears to contradict Marco Rubio remarks that Israel planned to strike Iran first, claiming ‘If anything, I might have forced Israel’s hand’ </p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/03/people-in-the-us-share-your-views-of-the-iran-conflict">People in the US: share your views of the Iran conflict</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB">Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox</a></p></li></ul><p>In a late night post on Truth Social, Donald Trump said that the US munition stockpiles “at the medium and upper medium grade” have “never been higher or better”.</p><p><strong>He added that the US has a “virtually unlimited supply of these weapons”, meaning that “wars can be fought ‘forever’”.</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/mar/03/donald-trump-iran-war-powers-kristi-noem-primaries-friedrich-merz-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>