Wicker warns – Sen. Roger Wicker warned Friday that President Donald Trump is being “ill advised” on how to proceed with the war against Iran, arguing the commander-in-chief should use the U.S. military to “finish the destruction” of Iran’s conventional forces and reopen the
For Sen. Roger Wicker, the question isn’t whether the United States should press forward in the war with Iran—it’s what kind of endgame the Trump White House chooses.
The Mississippi Republican warned Friday that President Donald Trump is being “ill advised” in how to proceed. saying the president should let America’s military “finish the destruction” of Iran’s conventional military capabilities and “reopen the strait.” Wicker. who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee. said the country is at a turning point that will shape Trump’s legacy.
His comments land after Trump repeatedly threatened to escalate attacks targeting Iran before pulling back in hopes of striking a deal with Tehran. Wicker’s warning was direct: he argued that pursuing a negotiated path at this stage could be read as weakness.
“We are at a moment that will define President Trump’s legacy. His instincts have been to finish the job he started in Iran. but he is being ill advised to pursue a deal that would not be worth the paper it is written on. Our commander-in-chief needs to allow America’s skilled armed forces to finish the destruction of Iran’s conventional military capabilities and reopen the strait. ” Wicker wrote in an X post.
He added that “further pursuit of an agreement with Iran’s Islamist regime risks a perception of weakness,” calling it “past time for action.”
The Senate Armed Services chair also pointed to how Trump has framed the war and its political stakes. In recent weeks. Trump has reiterated that the goal is to prevent Iran from ever obtaining a nuclear weapon. while downplaying widespread economic concerns that have followed since his administration launched the war at the end of February.
Wicker’s push for continued military pressure and his skepticism of a potential deal reflect a broader tension playing out in Washington: whether the president’s shifting threats toward escalation and subsequent pullbacks should be viewed as leverage for diplomacy—or as a risk of falling short before the conventional fight is complete.
This is a developing story and will be updated with additional information.
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Reopen the strait?? Like traffic is the problem.
So he wants them to just keep bombing until Iran is totally done? That seems like a terrible plan, but politicians always say it like it’s “strategy.”
I saw this headline and I’m confused—didn’t Trump already stop stuff? Now they’re talking about “finish the destruction” like it’s a video game. Also “reopen the strait” like the strait is closed because of paperwork or something.
Wicker says a deal would be “paper it is written on” which is kinda wild, like what else is a deal even. But then they keep threatening escalation, pull back, then threaten again… how is that not just weakness too? And “prevent Iran from ever obtaining a nuclear weapon” like that’s some switch they can flip without consequences. I swear this is just politics with jets in the background.