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Democratic lawmakers ring in Israel-Iran conflict The capital of Tehran.
Israel launches Iran responded to the strike in Tel Aviv, wounding at least five people.
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued a statement Friday calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu An “extremist”.
Residents are watching damaged apartments in Tehran, Iran in early June 13, 2025. Israel attacked Iran’s capital earlier on Friday, with the explosion in Tehran exploded. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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“The world is more dangerous and unstable due to the continued violation of international law by the Netanyahu government,” he said. Sanders wrote. “First of all, he used the hunger of children in Gaza as a tool of war and was a barbaric act of the Geneva Convention.
Sanders added that the strike “directly violates” U.S. interests in resolving long-term tensions in Iran’s nuclear program.
Israel’s Iron Dome Air Defense System will intercept missiles in Tel Aviv, Israel on Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
“Talks are planned on Sunday, but Netanyahu chose to launch an attack,” Sanders wrote. “The United States must make it clear that we will not be dragged into another Netanyahu war. Together with the international community, we should do everything possible to prevent the escalation of this conflict and bring the warring parties to the negotiating table.”
Christopher S. Murphy, a member of the Senate diplomatic relations.
“Netanyahu is not trying to help diplomacy; he is trying to undermine diplomacy,” Murphy wrote. “How do we know? They reportedly targeted and killed the chief negotiator of Iran and Trump.”
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Tim Kainealso serving on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He added that he did not understand why Israel launched a preemptive strike when it held a meeting between the United States and Iran this weekend.
Senator Jack Reed, a hierarchy member of the Senate Armed Forces Committee, said Military aggression It is the “eternal answer”.
“The shocking decision of Israel’s air strikes in Iran is a reckless escalation that has the potential to inspire regional violence,” Reed wrote. “These strikes threaten not only the lives of innocent civilians, but also the stability of the entire Middle East and the security of American citizens and forces. Although the tensions between Israel and Iran are real and complex, military aggression of this scale is by no means the answer.”
Security personnel responded after launching a missile attack in Israel in Tel Aviv, Israel on June 13, 2025. (Reuters/Itai Ron)
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By Friday afternoon, some Democrats seemed to have changed their response to the fight back.
Rep. Brad Sherman, d-calif. The response criticized Iran, calling it “coward.”
“The #Israel strike against #IRAN is targeting senior Iranian military commanders and military sites, posing an existential threat to Israel,” Sherman wrote. “The Islamic Republic’s response? Aiming at #Telaviv’s civilian center. Not surprisingly, this regime wasted decades of power.”
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The others escaped the conversation together.
D-VA. “This is a rapidly evolving situation and it is crucial that the United States cooperates with our allies and avoid further escalation throughout the region,” Senator Mark Warner wrote in a statement. “For years, Iran has been threatening Israel and the security of the region, and Israel has the undeniable right to defend itself and its citizens.”
