Iran, Trump and Escalates Rhetoric
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Iran, Israel and Trump
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A group of lawmakers spanning a broad ideological spectrum is raising alarms about the possibility of the United States taking an active role in the conflict between Israel and Iran.
"Congress decides when our country goes to war, not the president or the Netanyahu government,” U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said.
President Donald Trump is growing increasingly warm to using US military assets to strike Iranian nuclear facilities and souring on the idea of a diplomatic solution to end Tehran’s escalating conflict with Israel,
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On June 15, Trump rejected an Israeli plan to kill Ali Khamenei, a senior U.S. official told USA TODAY. The U.S. official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive talks, confirmed that Israel was presented with an opportunity to kill Khamenei but Trump objected to the plan and steered it off.
Israel’s military campaign reminds some of America’s ill-fated Middle East interventions, which President Trump has long denounced.
Americans strongly support preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons according to Reagan Institute poll, as Trump reiterates stance amid Israel-Iran conflict
Joe Scarborough mocks Pete Hegseth after Trump's defense secretary gave Americans platitudes instead of substance amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran.
Donald Trump hasn't ruled out U.S. involvement in the current hostilities as the Iran-Israel conflict escalates.