Top Democrats, media declare US at war after Iran strikes as White House pushes back on narrative

Prominent Democrats, immoderate Republicans, and a fewer media personalities are insisting that America is present astatine warfare with Iran pursuing President Donald Trump’s onslaught connected the Islamic Republic’s atomic facilities — but the White House is pushing backmost firmly against those claims.

The New York Times headlined their sum of Trump's Iran onslaught successful which B-2 bombers and different Air Force jets dropped "bunker buster" bombs astatine the Iranian atomic sites astatine Fordow and Natanz arsenic U.S. submarines fired tomahawk missiles astatine the enrichment tract successful Isfahan arsenic "U.S. Enters War With Iran."

The Trump medication has denied that the U.S. has entered a warfare with Iran, and insisted that these were constricted strikes, but that has not stopped pundits and politicians from claiming that the state is present astatine war. 

"President Trump claims the US onslaught connected Iran was a "spectacular subject success." We'll see. What we bash cognize is that Trump has pushed the US into a caller warfare successful the Middle East with sizeable risks of escalation," New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristoff posted connected X. 

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that America actively wants bid with Iran truthful agelong arsenic they bash not prosecute atomic weapons.  (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

NBC writer Kristen Welker asked Vice President JD Vance during his quality connected "Meet the Press" connected Sunday, "Is the United States present astatine warfare with Iran?" Vance swiftly denied that the U.S. is astatine warfare with thing but Iran’s atomic program.

"No, Kristen, we’re not astatine warfare with Iran, we’re astatine warfare with Iran’s atomic program… what we’ve said to the Iranians is we bash not privation warfare with Iran. We really privation peace, but we want bid successful the discourse of them not having a nuclear weapons program and that’s precisely what the president accomplished past night," Vance said.

On CBS’ Face the Nation connected Sunday, Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio urged Iran to "choose the way of peace" and that the United States was awaiting to spot what their response, if any, would be.

"We’ll spot what Iran decides to do. I deliberation they should take the way of peace. We person bent implicit backwards to create a woody with these people…  We’re prepared close now, if they telephone close present and accidental we privation to meet, let’s speech astir this, we’re prepared to bash that. The president has made it clear from the precise beginning… What happens adjacent volition beryllium on what Iran chooses to bash next. If they take the way of diplomacy, we’re ready," Rubio said. 

The Trump medication launched a bid of strikes targeted astatine Iran's atomic enrichment facilities successful Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan connected Saturday. The attacks came aft attempts to negociate an statement regarding Iran's atomic enactment failed to carnivore fruit. 

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Vice President J.D. Vance denied that the U.S. was present astatine war.  (Fox Business)

But the administration’s vehement denials that the U.S. has entered a warfare with Iran has not stopped apical Democrats — and adjacent immoderate Republicans — from claiming that the state is present astatine warfare oregon is heading toward one, oregon that the enactment should beryllium considered "unconstitutional" oregon "impeachable." 

"Trump said helium would extremity wars. Tonight, helium dragged america into one. His determination violates the Constitution, endangers American lives and risks unleashing unsafe forces we can’t control," Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., said successful a statement. 

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., slammed Trump's onslaught against the Islamic Republic a "horrific warfare of choice," and Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., called for a warfare powers solution ballot successful the Senate regarding the "Trump warfare connected Iran," during an interview connected CBS' "Face the Nation" connected Sunday. 

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., work from President Trump’s Truth Social station announcing that the U.S. had completed its strikes against Iran astatine a rally successful Oklahoma connected Saturday, to a chorus of boos and chants of "No much war."

"I agree, and I privation to archer you something. Not lone is this quality that I’ve conscionable heard this 2nd alarming that each of you person conscionable heard, but it’s truthful grossly unconstitutional. All of you cognize that the lone entity that tin instrumentality this state to warfare is the U.S. Congress. The president does not person the right," Sanders said. 

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Progressive champion Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Trump's determination was "grounds for impeachment."

"The President’s disastrous determination to weaponry Iran without authorization is simply a sedate usurpation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers. He has impulsively risked launching a warfare that whitethorn ensnare america for generations. It is perfectly and intelligibly grounds for impeachment," Ocasio-Cortez posted connected X.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., released a connection aft the strike, saying the information of a "more devastating war" has present increased. 

"No president should beryllium allowed to unilaterally march this federation into thing arsenic consequential arsenic warfare with erratic threats and nary strategy," Schumer said. 

"Donald Trump has failed to bring bid to the Middle East. He has failed to present connected that promise. The hazard of warfare has present dramatically increased, and I commune for the information of our troops successful the portion who person been enactment successful harms way," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said successful a connection connected X.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) called for Trump's impeachment.  (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

The Trump medication besides fielded disapproval from chap Republicans. Reps. Thomas Massie, R-KY., and Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., some criticized the onslaught arsenic a provocative enactment of war. 

"When 2 countries are bombing each different regular successful a blistery war, and a 3rd state joins the bombing, that’s an enactment of war. I’m amazed astatine the intelligence gymnastics being undertaken by neocons successful DC (and their societal media bots) to accidental we aren’t astatine war… truthful they tin marque war," Massie posted connected X.

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"Every clip America is connected the verge of greatness, we get progressive successful different overseas war. There would not beryllium bombs falling connected the radical of Israel if Netanyahu had not dropped bombs connected the radical of Iran first. Israel is simply a atomic equipped nation. This is not our fight. Peace is the answer," Greene posted connected X.

Retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey besides told MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace connected Saturday that Trump's onslaught connected Iran's atomic programme was, successful galore ways, a "bold and bully move," and that we're "at warfare with Iran close now."