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(NewsNation) — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz warned Iran against trying to retaliate against American work members successful the Middle East successful the aftermath of Israel’s subject onslaught against Tehran.
The Trump medication sought to region itself from its ally’s onslaught connected Tehran, but retaliatory actions against the U.S. were apical of caput for some, including Cruz. The Texas Republican appeared connected NewsNation and asked radical to commune for work members overseas who present whitethorn find themselves successful harm’s way.
“I privation to talk straight to the ayatollah, who chants ‘Death to America’ and ‘Death to Israel,’” Cruz said Thursday night. “Understand, if you onslaught American subject bases, if you termination adjacent 1 American serviceman oregon woman, President Trump volition respond with overwhelming force. So, bash not bash so.”
Israel said it had launched preemptive strikes due to the fact that Iran was wrong days of acquiring atomic weapons. Cruz noted the Trump medication gave the state 60 days to scope a woody with the U.S. to restrict its atomic capabilities.
“This morning, Iran publically stated they would not dismantle their centrifuges and they were going to physique more, they were going to enrich more, and they were moving towards atomic weapons,” Cruz said.
“That, successful effect, was a elephantine mediate digit to President Trump. And that was besides telling Israel, ‘Attack america now, due to the fact that if you hold immoderate longer, we volition person a atomic weapon, and we whitethorn usage that atomic limb to execution immense numbers of Israelis.’”
