U.S. lawmakers react after Trump launches military operation against Iran
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Reactions are pouring in after the United States and Israel announced a major military operation against Iran early Saturday, following weeks of threats from President Trump. In:
Reactions are pouring in after the United States and Israel announced a major military operation against Iran early Saturday, following weeks of threats from President Trump.
Mr. Trump announced the assault, dubbed "Operation Epic Fury," in a video on Truth Social. He called on Iran's military forces to lay down their weapons and on Iran's civilians to rise up and "take over your government." Mr. Trump told the Washington Post that he wanted to secure freedom and safety for the Iranian people.
Sen. Roger Wicker, a Republican from Mississippi and the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, called the action a "pivotal and necessary operation to protect Americans and American interests" and said the "Iranian regime has never been weaker."
Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham said the operation had "been well-planned" and would be "violent, extensive and I believe, at the end of the day, successful."
"My mind is racing with the thought that the murderous ayatollah's regime in Iran will soon be no more. The biggest change in the Middle East in a thousand years is upon us," Graham, a Republican representing South Carolina, said on social media. He offered prayers for anyone participating in the operation, and said the effort will make "America more safe and eventually more prosperous."
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