Trump brands nuclear-armed Iran 'intolerable threat', boasts mission is 'substantially ahead'
Trump noted that operations were progressing faster than projected and vowed to extend the mission if strategic objectives required more time
Trump blames Obama nuclear deal as Iran ‘ignored’ US warnings
Trump revisits 2018 exit from Obama-era nuclear deal, calls it ‘horrible’ and ineffective
Jeffries condemns 'Epic Fury', says Trump administration failed to justify strikes
Hakeem Jeffries highlighted the contrast between massive defense spending and rising domestic living costs, urging focus on American families
Lindsey Graham calls Trump ‘most consequential commander in chief,’ says victory in sight
Trump says campaign could end within a month as Graham stresses no US boots on the ground
Hegseth says US is ‘finishing’ war it did not start with Iran after joint Israel strikes
Defense secretary says conflict is limited, rejects Iraq-style nation-building
General Caine confirms 'hundreds of ballistic missiles' stopped, signals 'gritty' fight ahead
General Caine confirmed that the operation involved aircraft, naval assets, and multiple service branches working in coordination with Israel
Adam Schiff criticizes Trump’s decision to kill Khamenei, says Iran 'posed no imminent threat' to US
Senator Adam Schiff said Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was brutal but posed no imminent threat, calling the strike unjustified
Thomas Massie warns bombing Iran 'won’t make Epstein files go away'
Thomas Massie has also said he will work with his Democratic colleague Rep Ro Khanna to 'force a Congressional vote on war with Iran'
Trump faces backlash as only one in four Americans back US strikes on Iran, poll shows
Poll shows low public support for Trump’s Iran strikes, with many Americans saying he’s too quick to use force and uneasy about troop risks
Bernie Sanders slams Trump's past claims of obliterating Iran’s nuclear facilities: 'Another lie'
Trump defended the Iran attack by citing a nuclear threat, despite claiming in June 2025 that the country’s nuclear facilities had been obliterated
Trump says Iran strike that killed Khamenei prevented threat: 'I got him before he got me'
In 2024, US officials uncovered Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps plots, and the DOJ linked them to revenge for Qassem Soleimani’s death
Kaine says Trump’s ‘too mentally incapacitated’ to understand he set stage for Iran’s nuclear program
Tim Kaine argues Trump’s past policy weakened limits on Iran’s nuclear program and says congressional action is needed on war authority
Nancy Mace calls to ‘deport her’ after Ilhan Omar labels her 'drunk' over Khamenei death post
Mace defended US strike timing and hit back at Omar’s criticism, saying her comments crossed a line and hinting at stripping citizenship
Trump says Iran wants to reopen talks after deadly operation: 'They should have done it sooner'
While talking to The Atlantic’s Michael Scherer, Donald Trump argued that Tehran could have avoided the strike if it had agreed to a deal earlier
Trump vows to 'avenge' the deaths of three US service members killed in Iran operation
'As one nation, we grieve for the true American patriots who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation,' Donald Trump said
CIA secretly tracked Ali Khamenei for months before US-Israel strike that led to his death
US and Israeli forces hit Tehran after CIA pinpointed a leadership meeting, leveraging months of tracking to time the strike
Mark Kelly signals he won’t back war powers vote: 'At this point, it’s unlikely'
Mark Kelly said he needs more details from the White House and is unlikely to support the administration’s recent actions
Fetterman backs Trump's Iran strike, calls it 'entirely appropriate' response to long-term threat
John Fetterman told CNN that he supports Donald Trump's decision to strike Iran and stressed that the action didn't violate the War Powers Resolution
Marjorie Taylor Greene condemns Iran operation as ‘unnecessary’ over US military members’ deaths
Greene says the mission broke campaign pledges to avoid foreign wars and questions its cost for American families
Trump warns there will ‘likely be more’ American deaths before Iran operation ends
Trump acknowledged three US service members lost their lives and injured others as he vowed the US will press its Iran military campaign until its goals are met