President Donald Trump’s decision to carry out an attack against Iran’s nuclear facilities caused reactions found in Washington on Saturday night, since several Democratic legislators and at least one Republican condemned military action, while outstanding Republican Falcones and Democratic Senator John Fetterman praised the measure and criticized Iran.
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The minority leader of the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat for New York, criticized the president, saying that “he has not fulfilled” his promise to “bring peace to the Middle East” and “runs the risk of the United States being involved in a potentially disastrous war in the Middle East.”
In a statement, the leader of the Senate minority, Chuck Schumer, a Democrat for New York, said: “President Trump must provide the US people and Congress clear responses on the actions taken tonight and their implications for the safety of Americans … It should not allow any president to unilaterally lead this nation to something as important as a war with erratic threats and without strategy.”
Schumer added: “We must enforce the law of war powers”, while urging the leader of the majority of the Senate, John Thune, RS.D., to present the motion in the plenary of the Senate “immediately.”
The representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat for New York, described the attacks as a “disastrous decision” and a “serious violation of the Constitution and the War powers of Congress”, and added that this was “clearly a reason for political trial.”
The representative Thomas Massie, Republican for Kentucky, who tried to promote a resolution in Congress last week to limit Trump’s ability to join the conflict, tweeted: “This is not constitutional.”
The representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican for Georgia, a firm party of Trump who has opposed the US intervention in the conflict between Israel and Iran, wrote in X: “Let’s join and pray for the security of our US troops and Americans in the Middle East … pray so that we are not attacked by terrorists in our homeland.”
Senator Bernie Sanders, Independiente by Vermont, said the attacks were “alarming” and “rudely unconstitutional”, adding to a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, while the crowd chanted “no more wars.”
Senator Chris Murphy, a Democrat of Connecticut, described Trump as “weak and dangerously reckless president” and said that last week he had received intelligence information that indicated that Iran “did not represent an imminent threat of attack for the United States” and that “it was not close to building a viable nuclear weapon.”
What legislators have praised Trump’s decision to attack Iran?
Spanish The leader of the majority of the Senate, John Thune, RS.D., said: “While we take measures tonight to ensure that a nuclear weapon remains out of the reach of Iran, I am with President Trump and prayed for the troops and US personnel in danger.” Senator Lindsey Graham, RS.C., shared Trump’s announcement again in X and wrote: “This was the right decision. The regime deserves it. Well done, President Trump.” Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, praised Trump and the Army for the operation and said: “While Iran could access and perform activities in Fordow, they could still hurry to build a nuclear arsenal. Tonight’s actions have contributed a lot to exclude that possibility and counteract the apocalyptic threat that represents an Iranian nuclear arsenal.” The Democratic Senator John Fetterman, who has been a firm defender of Israel, wrote in X that the bombing was “the correct measure” and added: “Iran is the main world sponsor of terrorism and cannot have nuclear capacity. I thank and greet the best armed forces in the world.” Representative Ritchie Torres, a Democrat for New York, another outstanding Proisraelí voice in the Democratic Party, tweeted: “The decisive destruction of the Fordow fuel enrichment plant prevents the dangerous spread of nuclear weapons in the most flammable region in the world. No one truly compromised with nuclear non -proliferation should regret the fall of Fordow.”
How have they reacted to US attacks to their nuclear facilities?
In a statement on X, Irani Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said: “United States, permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, has committed a serious violation of the United Nations Charter, International Law and TNP by attacking the peaceful nuclear facilities of Iran. Alarmed by this extremely dangerous, illegal and criminal behavior. In a separate statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: “The world should not forget that it was the United States that, in the midst of a diplomatic process, betrayed diplomacy by supporting the genocidal and offender regime of the Israeli law to impose a war of aggression on the Iranian nation. Now, when completing the illegal and criminal acts of that regime, the United States themselves have launched a dangerous war against the Republic Islamic of Iran ”.
How has Israel reacted to US attacks against Iran?
In a video statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamín Netanyahu said: «Congratulations, President Trump. His bold decision to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities with the imposing and just power of the United States will change history … History will record that President Trump acted to deny the world’s most dangerous regime in the world the most dangerous weapons in the world ».
How have international leaders reacted to attacks against Iran?
In an X publication, the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, wrote: “I am deeply alarmed by the use of force by the United States against Iran today. This is a dangerous escalation in a region that is already on the edge of the abyss, and a direct threat to international peace and security … I urge the member states to which they break international”. In a statement to the press, an Australian government spokesman said: “We have been clear in which Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile program has been a threat to international peace and security … We take note of the statement of the president of the United States that now is the time of peace. The security situation in the region is very volatile … We continue to ask for de -escalation, dialogue and diplomacy.” The Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Qatar and Saudi Arabia issued statements expressing concern for attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities and requested moderation and uncalled. The Qatari statement said that “the dangerous current tension in the region could have catastrophic consequences,” however, neither statements directly criticized US military action.
This article was originally published by Forbes Us.
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