Thread by @marcorubio

URGENT: 1/5
These actions are not the prelude to a U.S. attack against #Iran

There is clear & persistent evidence,supported by observable movements on the ground,that Iran’s proxy forces in #Iraq & #Yemen plan to attack Americans with the intent of inflicting mass casualties

URGENT: 2/5
#Iran’s #IRGC has spent years building the capability to attack us using proxy forces. They believe they can inflict casualties on the U.S. without international condemnation because world will see it as the actions of independent Shia groups instead of Iran itself

URGENT 3/5:
The also believe that our internal political divisions combined with the legacy of the #IraqWar will lead a substantial % of Americans to doubt #Iran’s role in such attacks or blame Trump. & they have built propaganda capability to spread narrative in social media

URGENT 4/5: The idea @POTUS is creating a pretext to start war with #Iran makes no sense. While I may not agree with him on it, @realDonaldTrump wants to wind down U.S. military presence in Middle East, not expand it.

URGENT 5/5: We can debate whether designation of #IRGC provoked all this. But right now Americans serving us in #Iraq are facing a serious & imminent threat. #Iran need to know that if they are attacked a UNITED States of America will respond decisively