Residents watch a damaged apartment in Tehran, Iran, early Friday, June 13, 2025. Israel attacked Iran's capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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"The world is more dangerous and unstable as a result of the extremist Netanyahu’s government ongoing defiance of international law," Sanders wrote. "First, he uses the starvation of children in Gaza as a tool of war, a barbaric violation of the Geneva Conventions. Now, his illegal unilateral attack on Iran risks a full-blown regional war."
Sanders added the strikes "directly contravened" U.S. interests in resolving long-standing tensions over Iran’s nuclear program.
Security personnel react after a missile attack from Iran on Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 13, 2025. (Reuters/Itai Ron )
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By Friday afternoon, some Democrats seemingly changed their tune in response to the counter-attack.
Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., slammed Iran's response, calling it "cowardice."
"#Israel’s strike on #Iran was targeted precisely at senior Iranian military commanders and military sites that posed an existential threat to Israel," Sherman wrote. "The Islamic Republic’s response? To target civilian centers in #TelAviv. Unsurprising cowardice from a regime that has spent decades brutalizing its own people."
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Others evaded the conversation all together.
"This is a rapidly evolving situation, and it’s critical that the United States works with our allies and avoid steps that will cause further escalation across the region," Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., wrote in a statement. "For years, Iran has threatened the safety of Israel and the region, and Israel has an undeniable right to defend itself and its citizens."
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