Lawmakers reacted after Israel reportedly struck a site in Iran early Friday in retaliation for Tehran firing a barrage of missiles and drones at Israel last weekend.
A handful of American politicians defended Israel’s “right to defend itself,” calling for the U.S. to “stand with Israel.”
“Thankfully, after decades of cooperation with the United States, and thanks to President Trump’s diplomacy in the Middle East, we and our Israeli and Arab allies repelled that attack,” he said. “However, it was still an act of war, and Israel had the right and obligation to respond.
“Congress should ensure the United States stands unequivocally with our Israeli allies as they do so and reestablish deterrence,” Cruz said.
Following Iran’s attack on Israel last weekend, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., asked how America would respond if it were attacked.
“If another country targeted America with the single biggest drone attack in history, how would we respond?” he asked.
After reports of the Friday attack surfaced, Rubio posted on X: “Israel has the ability to conduct strikes against targets inside Iran without entering Iranian airspace from aircraft over Syrian and Iraqi airspace.”
A well-placed military source has told Fox that the strike was “limited.”
Fox News’ Bradford Betz and Jennifer Griffin contributed to this report.
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