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The Iran-Israel conflict has reshaped Washington, uniting hawks and pro-Israel Democrats, while MAGA and progressives oppose U.S. involvement.
President Trump is calling for Iran's "unconditional surrender" amid an escalating conflict with Israel. Former Deputy National Security Advisor for the Obama Administration Ben Rhodes joins Chris Jansing to explain how dropping a bomb on Iran’s Fordo facility “puts the United States directly involved in offensive,
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Amid escalating Middle East tensions, President Trump is reportedly considering military strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities following Israeli pressure. Trump asserted U.S. air superiority and cautioned Iran against targeting civilians.
When Israel launched its series of strikes against Iran last week, it also issued a number of dire warnings about the country’s nuclear program, suggesting Iran was fast approaching a point of no return in its quest to obtain nuclear weapons and that the strikes were necessary to preempt that outcome.
MTG rants over US involvement in Iran-Israel conflict and says ‘real America First/MAGA’ don’t want foreign wars -
While the U.S. insists it is not involved in strikes on Iran, American officials have confirmed military forces have been helping to intercept Iranian missiles fired at Israel.
As the Iran-Israel conflict intensifies, the U.S. deploys the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier along with support tankers to bolster military readiness.