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House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) said during an interview on Sunday that Israel should consider destroying Iran’s manufacturing plants that produce missiles and drones. McCaul’s remarks on CBS News’ “Face The Nation” come after Iran launched an unprecedented attack on Israel Saturday night that included 185 one-way suicide drones‚ 110 surface-to-surface missiles‚ and 36 cruise missiles. The Biden administration has been pushing Israel not to respond directly on Iranian soil‚ and President Joe Biden reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the U.S. would not support an Israeli counterattack against Iran. “I think a proportionate response here‚” McCaul said. “I think one option would be to take out the facilities where these drones and rockets came from‚ and also destroy the manufacturing facilities that build the drones and rockets‚ not just for Israel’s sake‚ but also for Ukraine’s sake‚ because these rockets and these drones are being bought by Russia‚ and they’re killing Ukrainians every day.” McCaul said that Iran‚ Russia‚ China‚ and North Korea were “all tied together” and that when something happens to one it impacts the others. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “Iran is selling this stuff to Russia‚” he said. “Guess who’s buying Iran’s energy&;#63; China. And you know why&;#63; Because we lifted or waived the sanctions that we had‚ this administration‚ on the drones and the missiles and on the energy‚ this has given them $100 billion in cash to fund their terror operations. And that’s why we’re seeing this.” WATCH:  

U.S. National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby repeatedly defended President Joe Biden’s decision to relax sanctions enforcement against the Islamic Republic of Iran‚ which has helped the country earn tens of billions of dollars in oil revenue. Kirby made the remarks during a Sunday interview with Shannon Bream on Fox News after Iran launched 185 one-way suicide drones‚ 110 surface-to-surface missiles‚ and 36 cruise missiles at Israel. Bream asked‚ “Is it not fair to say though there have been moves by this administration that have opened up cash and other opportunities for them‚ which we know are fungible in ways that are not helping the Iranian people‚ but are benefiting the elites and people there who chant ‘Death to America’ and ‘Death to Israel’&;#63;” Kirby responded by claiming that it was former President Donald Trump who enacted “the sanctions relief program” for Iran‚ even though Trump was known for enacting crippling sanctions on Iran. “It doesn’t go to the regime‚” Kirby said. “And the idea that the regime was somehow felt like they were freed up to support these proxies because of that‚ it just doesn’t comport with the facts. They had been supporting these proxies for many‚ many years.” Bream noted that the Iranians themselves have said they would use the money however they want. John Kirby insists the billions of dollars Biden has unlocked for Iran aren't going to the regime‚ denies the funds are &;quot;fungible‚&;quot; and blames President Trump pic.twitter.com/ihjIWzchGC — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 14‚ 2024 “The conversations about unfreezing assets‚ about waivers on sanctions‚ could this administration have been tougher on Iran&;#63;” Bream asked. “Did it sense an opening&;#63;” Kirby insisted it was “hard to look at what President Biden has done with respect to Iran and say that he hasn’t been tough on Iran.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “Just look at the sanctions that we put in place against Iran‚” Kirby claimed. “Look at the resources we put in this in the into the region. It’s hard to take a look at what President Biden has done and say that we’ve somehow gone soft on Iran. It was the previous administration that decided to get us out of the Iran deal. And now Iran is so much dramatically closer to potential nuclear weapon capability than they were before Mr. Trump was elected.” Iran moved closer to obtaining a nuclear weapon under Biden‚ not Trump‚ according to Mark Dubowitz‚ CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)‚ a non-partisan institution focusing on national security and foreign policy. Massive increase in Iranian nuclear enrichment since President Biden elected. Facts are stubborn things. So is Khamenei when he faces minimal American pressure and massive sanctions relief. pic.twitter.com/CNJ4VZCYFo — Mark Dubowitz (@mdubowitz) April 1‚ 2024

The White House leaked details of a call between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to placate “so-called peace activists” after Iran launched an assault on Israel‚ Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) posited on Sunday. Rubio‚ the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee‚ told CNN that he favors doing “anything” that can be done to protect U.S. troops in the region from being attacked when pressed on the prospect of U.S. retaliation. “But Israel is not asking us to launch attacks on Iran. I … have ever heard the Israelis come to us and say‚ ‘Will you help us or will you attack Iran or go in after Iran&;#63; They’re not asking for that. They’re not asking for it‚” Rubio said. He then addressed reporting that Biden told Netanyahu that the United States would not support a counterattack against Iran as the White House is concerned that escalating military action could have significant consequences for the region. “I think we go from that to the other extreme‚ which is Joe Biden telling Netanyahu‚ ‘Take the win‚ don’t do anything.’ And then his people leaking it to the media‚ leaking it to the press‚” Rubio said. “And what it sets up is — they know that Israel is going to respond. They know this for a fact. So why would the White House leak it&;#63;” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP He added‚ “There’s only one reason they leaked that‚ and that is that so‚ when Israel does respond‚ the White House can say‚ ‘We told them not to do it‚’ and at least somehow‚ in some way appease the so-called peace activists … the so — cease-fire now people‚ who were out yesterday cheering the launch of hundreds of rockets and drones and missiles against Israel.” A viral clip posted to X on Saturday showed leftist activists chanting “hands off Iran&;#33;” after Iran launched drones and missiles at Israel. The news outlet that published the video‚ The Free Press‚ reported the crowd applauded and someone did a “celebratory whistle” when the news broke. A few minutes after news broke that Iran had launched drones and missiles heading toward Israel‚ a crowd of far-left activists in Chicago started chanting “hands off Iran&;#33;” pic.twitter.com/xuZZ8C0XyU — The Free Press (@TheFP) April 13‚ 2024 Rubio explained that anyone who is encouraging major strikes on Israel — beyond simply demonstrating in favor of a cease-fire in Gaza where Israeli forces are fighting Iran-backed Hamas terrorists — is not a “peace activist‚” as some might claim. “These are antisemites‚ anti-Israel‚ pro-terrorist elements out there‚ and we need to stop calling them peace activists. They are not peace activists‚” he said. “Peace activists do not cheer massive attacks against other countries‚ which is what they were doing yesterday. So I guess this is part of the White House’s effort to appease them by putting this out there proactively‚” Rubio added.

Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton slammed President Joe Biden over the weekend for encouraging Israel not to respond to Iran’s attacks on Saturday‚ saying that he was an “embarrassment to the United States.” Bolton made the remarks during a Sunday CNN interview after Iran launched an unprecedented attack on Israel that included 185 one-way suicide drones‚ 110 surface-to-surface missiles‚ and 36 cruise missiles. “And unless Iran sees a powerful response‚ that risk will continue‚” Bolton said. “And the way to reestablish deterrence is not proportional. That’s academic talk. The way you establish deterrence is by telling your adversary‚ if you ever try that again‚ the price you will pay will be so much higher than any gain you think you can get‚ you shouldn’t even think about it.” “So I think Israel has a wide range of potential targets. You start by flattening Iran’s air defense capabilities‚” he continued. “Next‚ you might go after headquarters of the regular military and the Revolutionary Guard. You could consider going after their oil infrastructure‚ the oil fields‚ the distribution pipelines‚ the export port facilities.” “And‚ most importantly‚ I think Israel should be looking at this as an opportunity to destroy Iran’s nuclear weapons program‚ which is the existential threat that Israel faces‚” he added. “I don’t know what they will do. I can’t predict it. But I will tell you this. If Joe Biden‚ as some press reports have it‚ is urging the Israelis not to retaliate at all‚ he is an embarrassment to the United States. This is an American interest to make sure that Iran‚ which is the principal threat to international peace and security in the region‚ is‚ at a minimum‚ put in its place to spare Israel‚ to spare the Gulf Arabs‚ to spare us from the threat that they pose.” President Biden reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday that the United States would not support an Israeli counterattack against Iran. Bolton slammed those in the U.S. who say that diplomacy should be what Israel pursues. “Well‚ how well is diplomacy working so far&;#63; Hamas this morning again rejected the cease-fire plan‚” he said. “And‚ by the way‚ I have heard from people in Israel they believe there are less than 20 hostages still alive‚ that perhaps 100 of them are dead. And if that’s true‚ and if Hamas knows it‚ but has been negotiating these past months on the basis of 40 coming out‚ with more possibly later‚ and Hamas itself saying they can only find 27‚ Hamas may have been conducting a deception operation to build up pressure on Iran‚ knowing full well it could never meet the diplomatic goals of the administration.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “So deterrence failed 320 times last night against Israel‚” he concluded. “If Iran doesn’t feel the pain‚ I think it’s only got to get worse for Israel.” WATCH:

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)‚ who is the vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence‚ said during an interview on Sunday that Iran’s goal was to make Israel an “unlivable” place so that it collapses. Rubio made the remarks during a CNN interview following Iran’s attack on Saturday‚ which included 185 one-way suicide drones‚ 110 surface-to-surface missiles‚ and 36 cruise missiles. “Iran’s goal has always been the same‚ and that is to make Israel an unlivable place‚” Rubio said. “Iran knows it cannot beat Israel militarily‚ but what it does aspire to do is make Israel an impossible place to live and a place no one wants to visit.” “I hear a lot of talk right now about how this was a performative attack and how none of them got through. And this is all great. It’s good that those strikes did not get through and harm anybody‚” he continued. “But what do you think the tourism numbers are today in Israel and in the next couple weeks&;#63; What do we think the business numbers are going to look like&;#63; All of this is harmful to the Jewish state‚ because that is the goal of Iran‚ ultimately. And that’s why they want us out of Iraq. That’s why they want us out of Syria. That’s why they want to overthrow the king in Jordan.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “And that’s why they want to continue to surround Israel from Gaza‚ from Lebanon‚ they aspire one day from Jordan‚ from Syria‚ from Iraq‚ have all these proxies that are able — and then from Iran now — able to attack Israel and make it an unlivable place‚ so that the Jewish state will collapse from within economically and socially‚” he added. “That is their goal. That is their aspiration. That is why many of those drones had lights on‚ so you could see them coming in and the terror aspect of that. And that’s what we need to understand here is that — as at the core of all of this is not simply to respond to the death of an IRGC killer‚ but it is also to continue to move forward on this plan to make Israel an unlivable place.” WATCH: Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Sen. @marcorubio tells @JakeTapper that Iran's goal is to &;quot;make Israel an unlivable place.&;quot; pic.twitter.com/KPliGEE8x7 — State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) April 14‚ 2024

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) slammed President Joe Biden over the weekend for “not standing firmly with Israel” after Iran launched an unprecedented attack on the country on Saturday. Fetterman made the remarks during a Sunday interview on CNN while discussing the 185 one-way suicide drones‚ 110 surface-to-surface missiles‚ and 36 cruise missiles that Iran directed at Israel. He said that it was “astonishing that we are not standing firmly with Israel‚ and there should never be any kinds of conditions and all that.” “When a nation can launch hundreds of drones towards Israel‚ I’m not going to be talking about conditions — ever‚” he said‚ later adding that he supported Israel killing the Iranian general in Syria a couple of weeks ago. President Biden reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday that the United States would not support an Israeli counterattack against Iran. “I don’t agree with that‚” Fetterman said. “And I just think we should follow and have Israel’s back in this situation‚” he added. “I don’t agree with the president.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Fetterman said that he would “never capitulate to the fringe” — meaning the far-Left of the Democratic Party. “I will never pander to that as well. In fact‚ that helps‚ that empowers Hamas. And Hamas is actually convinced that they are winning the PR war‚ and they’re never going to negotiate at this point.” “They think they’re going to hold on to the very end‚” he continued. “And I know why they’re not willing to provide any kind of proof of life. And I don’t know why there’s not more of that conversation in the media. Like‚ what about the hostages&;#63; What’s happened to them&;#63; Where are they now&;#63; And let’s just bring them home.” WATCH: Democratic Sen. @JohnFetterman tells CNN’s @JakeTapper that President Biden shouldn’t “capitulate to the fringe” in his party when it comes to Israel. pic.twitter.com/pjDqi0sBPJ — State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) April 14‚ 2024