Fetterman Chooses Country Over Party after Iran Operation

David Manney : Mar 4, 2026
PJ Media

"...Sanctions and treaties and all kinds of other negotiations, nothing's worked, and clearly that's the case. So why can't we just say that the world is safer, and it's more just now because this happened. You don't have to agree on everything. But it's like, yes, I'm the only democrat ... to say this was overall a good thing...why can't you just acknowledge that one of the most evil people on the face of the earth was erased?!" -Sen. John Fetterman

[PJMedia.com] Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) backed the US and Israeli strikes on Iran without hesitation, calling Operation Epic Fury entirely appropriate, and said eliminating Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the un-alived supreme leader of Iran, removed one of the most dangerous figures in modern history. (Screengrab image: via C-SPAN)

President Donald Trump confirmed the mission targeted senior regime leadership gathered in Tehran, with early reports stating roughly 40 to 50 of the top Iranian officials were killed in the attack's early wave. Fetterman didn't hedge, asking why anybody would grieve leaders of a regime tied to terror networks and decades of repression. He said that Americans should recognize the strategic impact of removing the head of a government that funds violence across the world.

Fetterman's stance again puts him at odds with several Democratic colleagues who questioned the legality and timing of the strikes. He described their reactions as bizarre. He pointed to the regime's record, including the 1988 mass executions of political prisoners that killed an estimated 30,000 dissidents under orders tied to regime leadership, making clear the target wasn't the Iranian people, just the regime.

Vice President JD Vance stated that the administration's objectives remain preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Fetterman said he'd oppose efforts to restrict the president's authority under the War Powers Resolution... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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