Overview

• President Trump said June 18 that he “may or may not” order U.S. forces to target Iran’s nuclear sites alongside Israel’s campaign, signaling a test of his anti-entanglement rhetoric
• Tucker Carlson and Steve Bannon have led an internal revolt, arguing U.S. involvement in Iran would contradict the movement’s promise to end “forever wars”
• Trump hit back at Carlson as “kooky” on Truth Social and insisted preventing Iran from gaining nuclear weapons remains paramount
• Republican hawks such as Senators Lindsey Graham and Mitch McConnell have urged Trump to fully back Israel with munitions, bombers and joint operations against Iran’s facilities
• Representative Thomas Massie introduced a resolution to bar the president from launching military action against Iran without explicit congressional approval