Overview

• On June 17, Fetterman told Fox News he fully supported Israel targeting Iran’s Supreme Leader and bombing its regime.
• He said he would vote against Sen. Tim Kaine’s measure to limit presidential war powers and rejected Bernie Sanders’s no-war initiative.
• In an X post, he clarified that his remarks aimed to overthrow Iran’s regime and free its people rather than kill civilians.
• Progressive Democrats including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib backed congressional efforts to restrain U.S. military action, while former Rep. Conor Lamb labeled Fetterman’s rhetoric dehumanizing.
• President Trump escalated pressure on Iran by warning Tehran residents to evacuate before potential strikes against the regime.