Iran, Trump and Escalates Rhetoric
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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.
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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"Congress decides when our country goes to war, not the president or the Netanyahu government,” U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said.
Israel’s military campaign reminds some of America’s ill-fated Middle East interventions, which President Trump has long denounced.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are looking to limit President Trump's ability to order U.S. strikes on Iran amid its ongoing war with Israel.
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.
Vance defends Trump after supporters like Tucker Carlson and those in the MAGA base's calls to stay out of the Israel-Iran conflict.
Americans strongly support preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons according to Reagan Institute poll, as Trump reiterates stance amid Israel-Iran conflict