US Senate GOP leader praises Trump’s military action and looks forward to a full briefing

2026-02-28 - 16:59

Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Saturday praised President Donald Trump for taking military action to subvert what he said were clear threats posed by Iran. Tehran, he said, had “refused the diplomatic off-ramps” presented by the administration before the US and Israeli strikes on Iran. “For years, Iran’s relentless nuclear ambitions, its expanded ballistic