Iran
How the United States deals with Iran: whether it keeps fighting or ends the war and what the war costs Americans, whether and how to keep Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and Iran's backing of armed groups abroad.
What they call for
DemocratsRepublicans7 new members addressed this issue (with these filters). Many call for more than one thing.
Pressure and deter Iran, including with sanctions
3 members“Stand with Israel & Against China and Iran”View on their website ↗
“Jerry Carl has always stood strong with our allies like Israel and wants America to get tough on our enemies like China and Iran.”View on their website ↗
“America is once again regaining its footing on the world stage, but we can’t let up. I will push for a foreign policy that defends our sovereignty, strengthens our alliances and confronts threats like Iran, Russia and China. This includes ending the importation of foreign sources of energy, cutting our dependence on Chinese manufacturing for critical goods, stopping the theft of our intellectual property and buying up U.S. farmland.”View on their website ↗
“In Washington, he will champion President Trump’s peace-through-strength agenda: rebuilding military readiness, modernizing our forces, removing woke ideology from training, strengthening our defense industrial base, and ensuring America can deter China, Iran, and other adversaries.”View on their website ↗
Help Israel defend itself against attacks from Iran
2 members“Johnny believes Israel has a fundamental right to defend itself against terrorist organizations such as Hamas, Hezbollah, and the world’s largest state sponsor of terror, Iran. The United States has a moral obligation to protect Israel and protecting Israel protects our interests in the Middle East.”View on their website ↗
“America has a strong ally in Israel. Austin believes the United States must continue providing critical support as Israel faces ongoing threats from Iran, Hamas, and other hostile actors in the Middle East.”View on their website ↗
Keep Iran from getting a nuclear weapon
1 member“In Congress, Jerry introduced legislation to prevent the Biden administration from allowing Iran to continue developing nuclear weapons and threatening our global and regional security interests.”View on their website ↗
Raised the issue without a specific call
2 members“A perfect example is how President Trump dealt with Iran: we eliminated the nuclear threat, kept our troops out of harms way, and stood with our ally, Israel.”View on their website ↗
“Lamb expressed support for negotiating from a position of strength while cautioning that Iran has a long history of delaying agreements and using negotiations as a stalling tactic. He stressed that American leadership must remain focused on protecting national security interests and supporting allies abroad.”View on their website ↗
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