Sen. Ted Cruz admits he urged Donald Trump Military action against Iran continued just one day before the conflict began.Cruz said he advised the president that the Iranian regime is at its weakest moment and its collapse would significantly enhance U.S. security. He also said he urged Trump to abandon diplomatic options and instead take decisive action.
Advertisement podcast.“He’s almost constantly asking me what I think we should do with Iran,” he said, adding that there should be no negotiations with Iran. Recalling what happened, Cruz said: “I don’t believe they were negotiating in good faith. They were liars. I thought the ayatollah was just trying to delay, delay, delay the rebuilding process.”The Israeli military launched a new wave of attacks on Iran overnight, with authorities saying more than 1,300 Iranian civilians have been killed since the war began.Iran’s long-running internet outage has entered its fourth week, according to monitoring group NetBlocks, complicating the conflict. The group warned that power outages have worsened the situation for millions of civilians, who lack access to independent information and emergency alerts.Israeli forces also continue to bombard Lebanon, including attacking the capital, Beirut.At the same time, U.S. Central Command Admiral Brad Cooper said that the U.S. military attacked more than 8,000 military targets during the conflict, including 130 Iranian ships. He called it the worst damage to the navy in three weeks since World War II, adding that Iran’s military capabilities were steadily weakening.
