Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., is calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "genocidal maniac." (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images | Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images)
"The Israeli government bombing Iran is a dangerous escalation that could lead to regional war. War Criminal Netanyahu will do anything to maintain his grip on power," Tlaib wrote.
"We cannot let him drag our country into a war with Iran. Our government must stop funding and supporting this rogue genocidal regime."
Omar said, "Regardless of what [President Donald Trump] thinks, Israel knows America will do whatever they want and feels confident about their ability to get into war and have the American government back them up. Israel also knows they can always rely on getting America to protect and serve its needs."
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Rep. Summer Lee questions witnesses during a roundtable discussion on Supreme Court Ethics at the Rayburn House Office Building on June 11, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Court Accountability)
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that he thought Israel's strikes, which it called preemptive, were a bid to scuttle those talks.
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"It appears as if this was an attempt by Israel to scuttle Donald Trump's negotiations with Iran. Of course, our preferred pathway here to keep Iran from getting a nuclear weapon is diplomacy," Murphy said.
U.S. officials have been warning Iran not to respond to what Israel has said will be a multi-strike operation.
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