"Today, Iran is facing the severe consequences of its evil actions, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a statement backing the war. President Trump and the Administration have made every effort to pursue peaceful and diplomatic solutions in response to the Iranian regime's sustained nuclear ambitions and development, terrorism, and the murder of Americans and even their own people."
"Trump, in fact, ordered the bombing of Iran in a joint operation with Israel on Saturday while US and Iranian negotiators were still engaged in talks over Tehran's nuclear programme. Oman's Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi, who had mediated the indirect talks, believed a deal to ensure peace was closer than ever."
"We are with you, Mr. President, Fine wrote on X. We will cut off the head of the snake of Muslim terror, Bring lasting peace to the Middle East, And save the Iranian People. Bombs away."
Republican officials have largely praised Trump's military strikes on Iran and the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with partisan divisions defining responses to the military action. House Speaker Mike Johnson and other GOP members justified the strikes by citing Iran's nuclear ambitions, terrorism, and threats to Americans. Republicans claimed Trump pursued diplomatic solutions before military action, though negotiations were ongoing when the bombing occurred. Oman's Foreign Minister had mediated indirect talks and believed a peace agreement was imminent. Despite the emergence of a noninterventionist faction within the MAGA movement, Republican opposition to the Iran war remains minimal, demonstrating the continued influence of foreign policy hawks within the party.
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