While Democratic senators are blaming President Donald Donald Trump for the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict, Republicans are urging the president to continue standing in support of Israel as it attempts to eliminate Iran’s nuclear weapons capabilities. (Getty Images and AP Photo/Alex Brandon and Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
Speaking with Fox News Digital in the halls of the Capitol, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., slammed Trump for pulling the U.S. out of a nuclear agreement of which Iran was a part during his first term.
"The way to keep Iran from having a nuclear weapon is through negotiation," she said. "We actually had that deal, and Donald Trump threw it out the window."
"That means we lost our inspectors, we lost the plans that had been made," she continued.
"Right now, we need more deconfliction in the area. We need to bring down the temperature between Israel and Iran. That's what's best for Israel and Iran, it's what's best for the region and for the whole world," said Warren.
IRAN REFUSES ZERO ENRICHMENT AS NUCLEAR TENSIONS ESCALATE
Smoke rises from the building of Iran's state-run television after an Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP Photo)
On the other side of the aisle, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told Fox News Digital that he believes Trump "standing unshakably with the nation of Israel" is the right move to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.
"Israel is being incredibly effective with their military strike against Iran. They've taken out the senior military leadership, the leaders who would wage a war have been one after the other after the other surgically taken out by Israel. They are also taking out missile launch sites, and they're taking out nuclear research sites, the sites where Iran is working to develop a nuclear weapon," Cruz explained.
"Deterrence is always the key," said Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Ohio. "This president has been very clear he's all about peace, and he doesn't want to use the might of the United States unless we absolutely have to. I believe deterrence is the best foreign policy, because it shows peace through strength."
That being said, Mullin said Trump has he's been "very clear for over a decade: In no way are we going to allow the Iranian regime, who is the number one sponsor of terror around the world, to have a nuclear weapon."
IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER REFUSES TO SURRENDER, MORE BALLISTIC MISSILES FIRED AT ISRAEL
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) speaks on stage on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
"So, we need to be prepared to back up Israel if they're not able to do the job, then we need to be able to finish it," he said.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
"Look, he has said this for 10 years. He has said Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, full stop," said Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala. "So, it is not just about [uranium] enrichment, which absolutely should have never happened and cannot happen, but it is also complete and total dismantlement of the nuclear program."
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/watch-dem-senators-blame-trump-iran-crisis-gop-urges-him-stand-firm-israel