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Sen. Wicker tells Trump to ‘finish the job’ on Iran
Key takeaways
- We are at a moment that will define President Trump s legacy.
- Our commander-in-chief needs to allow America s skilled armed forces to finish the destruction of Iran s conventional military capabilities and reopen the strait, Wicker said.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday morning that the administration was waiting for a response from Iran on a peace deal to potentially end the conflict in the Middle East.
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Sen. Roger Wicker, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, called for renewed airstrikes against Iran, pressing President Trump to finish the job he started and warning him of an ill advised agreement with Tehran.
We are at a moment that will define President Trump s legacy. His instincts have been to finish the job he started in Iran, but he is being ill advised to pursue a deal that would not be worth the paper it is written on, Wicker said in a statement on Friday.
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