US envoy Barrack defends decision to join Israel in war on Iran

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: October 20, 2026Country: United States

World / InternationalPolitics

US envoy Barrack defends decision to join Israel in war on Iran

US envoy Tom Barrack defended the decision by the United States to join Israel in the war against Iran. Speaking on the sidelines of the Global Security Forum in Doha, he said President Donald Trump did not follow Israel into the war. Barrack’s remarks contradicted earlier comments by Trump’s secretary of state.

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