Overview
- Kamala Harris condemned the strikes as a dangerous "war of choice," rejected regime change in Iran, and urged Congress to block further escalation.
- Gavin Newsom accused the president of manufacturing a crisis, Pete Buttigieg called the action unlawful and ill‑planned, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pledged support for a War Powers resolution led by Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie.
- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro emphasized that Congress decides when the nation goes to war, while also stressing that Iran must never obtain nuclear weapons.
- The White House defends the campaign as necessary to counter imminent threats and prevent an Iranian nuclear weapon, with reporting referring to the operation as "Operation Epic Fury" and noting joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.
- Critics point to the administration’s June 2025 assertion that Iran’s nuclear program had been "obliterated," questioning the current justification for renewed military action.