Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) on Tuesday weighed in on the growing conflict between Iran and Israel, claiming the latter is moving toward toppling Tehran's regime and restructuring the world order.
“You're seeing Israel now with overwhelming amounts of force," Daines told NewsNation's "On Balance" host Leland Vittert. "They know they've got the United States standing side by side with Israel in this very important moment."
"Because once this regime topples, once they've destroyed Iran's nuclear capabilities, this is a reset for the Middle East and a reset for the world,” the senator added.
Israel launched airstrikes against Iran on Thursday, hitting several nuclear facilities and missile sites. The attack also killed several top leaders and scientists — leading to a counterattack by Tehran and more than five days of air warfare.
While the mission was originally pegged as an attempt to destroy Iran's development of nuclear weapons, Israel has seemingly expanded the goal to include overturning Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) rule in the Islamic republic.
“The resolve is clear. Iran presents an existential threat, not only to Israel but also to the Western world, including the United States,” Daines said Tuesday, adding, "This is a regime that talks about Death to America, but they call Israel the Little Satan and the United States the Big Satan."
The IRGC also funds militant groups in Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq, including Hamas. Tensions first sparked in the region over Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza.
The Palestinian militant group attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, leading to a nearly two-year war in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have pledged to eradicate the terrorist group and are now wagering the same effort against Iran.
“We have delivered significant blows to the Iranian regime, and as such, they have been pushed back into central Iran,” IDF Spokesperson BG Effie Defrin wrote on social platform X early Wednesday, after the Israeli military struck several nuclear sites in Iran.
President Trump has not ruled out the possibility of the U.S. military aiding Israel in the conflict, but did shut down plans to target the supreme leader, for now.
“We know exactly where the so-called ‘Supreme Leader’ is hiding,” Trump wrote Tuesday on Truth Social. “He is an easy target, but is safe there — We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now."
"But we don’t want missiles shot at civilians, or American soldiers. Our patience is wearing thin," he added, leaning into pressure for Iran to sign onto a deal that would dismantle its nuclear program.
Despite some bubbling support for Israel in their war against Iran on Capitol Hill, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced a resolution Tuesday seeking to prohibit U.S. involvement in the conflict.
Khamenei on Wednesday cautioned the U.S. against joining the fight and vowed to "never" surrender its nuclear program or to threats from Israel's allies.
“It isn’t wise to tell the Iranian nation to surrender," the Iranian leader wrote online, likely responding to Trump's pressure for an "ultimate" surrender. "What should the Iranian nation surrender to? We will never surrender in response to the attacks of anyone."
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