Lawmakers reacted after Israel reportedly struck a site in Iran early Friday in retaliation for Tehran firing a barrage of missiles and drones at Israel last weekend.<\/p>\n
A handful of American politicians defended Israel\u2019s \u2018right to defend itself,\u2019 calling for the U.S. to \u2018stand with Israel.\u2019<\/p>\n
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told Fox News Digital that Israel had a \u2018right and obligation to respond\u2019 and blamed the recent attacks on President Biden\u2019s handling of foreign policy in the region.<\/p>\n
\u2018The scope of Israel\u2019s action tonight shows just how far Iran\u2019s reach has extended across the region. Iran\u2019s advances should worry every American, because when Iran\u2019s leaders chant \u2018Death to Israel\u2019 they also chant \u2018Death to America,\u201d Cruz said. \u2018Iran launched a massive attack and act of war against Israel. That attack was enabled because Joe Biden and Biden officials dismantled pressure on the Ayatollah.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018Thankfully, after decades of cooperation with the United States, and thanks to President Trump\u2019s diplomacy in the Middle East, we and our Israeli and Arab allies repelled that attack,\u2019 he said. \u2018However, it was still an act of war, and Israel had the right and obligation to respond.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018Congress should ensure the United States stands unequivocally with our Israeli allies as they do so and reestablish deterrence,\u2019 Cruz said.<\/p>\n
Following Iran\u2019s attack on Israel last weekend, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., asked how America would respond if it were attacked.<\/p>\n
\u2018If another country targeted America with the single biggest drone attack in history, how would we respond?\u2019 he asked.<\/p>\n
After reports of the Friday attack surfaced, Rubio posted on X: \u2018Israel has the ability to conduct strikes against targets inside Iran without entering Iranian airspace from aircraft over Syrian and Iraqi\u00a0airspace.\u2019<\/p>\n
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz defended Israel\u2019s reported attack, saying it has the \u2018right to defend itself against Iran\u2019s full network of evil,\u2019 while placing blame on the Biden administration.<\/p>\n
\u2018Iran and its proxies have mounted attacks against Israel for years, and under the Biden administration\u2019s foreign policy, things have only escalated. Israel has a right to defend itself against Iran\u2019s full network of evil,\u2019 Gaetz wrote on X.<\/p>\n
\u2018Wisdom must be displayed,\u2019 he said. \u2018A broadening regional war is in the best interest of no Middle Eastern country \u2013 or the United States.\u2019<\/p>\n