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Democrats Seethe With Anger After Israel Strikes Iran

Charlie Kirk Staff

06/13/2025

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Democrats Seethe With Anger After Israel Strikes Iran

Numerous Democrats condemned Israel’s airstrike on Iran Thursday night, which targeted and destroyed a key nuclear facility and resulted in the deaths of several high-ranking Iranian military officials.

Following the operation, many on the left criticized Israel’s actions as “immoral” and accused the U.S. ally of provoking a “dangerous escalation” with Iran—a regime widely recognized as a state sponsor of terrorism and known for backing militant groups like Hamas and Hezbollah, both of which are committed to Israel’s destruction.

“The Israeli government bombing Iran is a dangerous escalation that could lead to regional war,” said Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), a member of the “Squad.” “War Criminal Netanyahu will do anything to maintain his grip on power. We cannot let him drag our country into a war with Iran. Our government must stop funding and supporting this rogue genocidal regime.”

Tlaib’s fellow “Squad” member, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), added, “Regardless of what Trump thinks, Israel knows America will do whatever they want and feels confident about their ability to get into war and have the American government back them up. Israel also knows they can always rely on getting America to protect and serve its needs. Everyone in America should prepare themselves to either see their tax dollars being spent on weapon supplies to Israel or be dragged into war with Iran if this escalates.”

Israel targeted “hideouts of senior operatives in the Iranian military leadership,” according to the Israel Defense Forces. 

Among the Iranian military leaders taken out by Israel were Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Iranian Regime, Mohammad Hossein Bagheri; Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami; and Commander of Khatam al-Anbiya (Emergency Command), Gholam Al-Rashid

Overnight, more than 200 Israeli fighter jets struck 100 targets inside Iran, most of them linked to the country’s maturing nuclear weapons program.

Ben Rhodes, former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting under President Barack Obama and now a political commentator, sharply criticized both Israel and President Donald Trump following the launch of the airstrike.

“This war will above all harm innocent people for no good reason. We live in truly cruel, perilous and stupid times,” he wrote on X.

Rhodes, who was so critical of Israel while working in the White House that he was reportedly nicknamed “Hamas,” called Israel’s action “pointless, dangerous, and immoral.”

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement condemning Israel for risking “a regional war that will likely be catastrophic for America.”

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Charlie Kirk is the Founder and President of Turning Point USA, a national student movement dedicated to empowering young people to promote the principles of free markets and limited government.

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