White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters at the White House, Monday, March 16, 2026, in Washington. via Associated PressDonald Trump’s press secretary has claimed other countries should help the US in the Iran crisis because they are “benefitting greatly” from the war. AdvertisementA reporter asked Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt why nations who were not informed of the US-Israel strikes on Iran in advance should risk their own militaries to help the war. AdvertisementSenior figures in the British government have also been unable to explain exactly why the US decided to bomb Iran. “The fact they are doing so just underscores why President Trump needed to take this action in the first place.”Advertisement

Source: Huffington Post March 16, 2026 22:42 UTC