Washington, DC (RI) — Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says President Trump is projecting peace through strength as tensions in the Middle East escalate. Trump has called for the unconditional surrender of Iran, while Iran’s leader says there will be irreparable damage if the US military joins Israeli attacks.
Hinson, a Republican from Marion, says Trump has been clear about US objectives.
More than a dozen Iranian military officials have been killed in Israeli strikes over the past six days. Hinson says Trump is pursuing a maximum pressure campaign against Iran.
Two House members — a Republican from Kentucky and a Democrat from California — have introduced a resolution that would force Trump to get congressional approval to join Israel’s attacks in Iran. Hinson says while people are right to be concerned about messy foreign entanglements, Trump may decide the US has to take action to halt enrichment of nuclear material in Iran — and she says that is the president’s decision to make.
Other members of Iowa’s congressional delegation recently made statements on social media in support of Trump’s approach and in support of Israel. Congressman Randy Feenstra of Hull says the US stands with Israel against terrorism. Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Davenport says Iran is escalating its nuclear program and fueling terror and she supports Israel’s right to defend itself. Congressman Zach Nunn of Bondurant says President Trump is right to back Israel with the goal of crushing both Iran’s war machine and its nuclear ambitions. Senator Joni Ernst says a nuclear Iran is a threat to America, and Senator Chuck Grassley says Israel has acted to protect itself and the US.
