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Fetterman says he’s ‘pretty much locked and loaded’ in support of Iran war

The United States is “pretty much locked and loaded” on its support for the war against Iran, Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said in a recent interview.

“Something like this is much more important than voting for what your base might demand,” Fetterman told Semafor. “Because I think things are much bigger and more important than that. Iran, which has a nuclear bomb, is one of them.” In an interview published Monday, Opposition to legislation to end President Trump’s war with Iran is being discussed.

Shortly after the war began, Fetterman said he was “surprised” that some of his fellow senators did not support U.S. military action against Iran..

“Every member of the US Senate agrees that we cannot allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons,” Fetterman said in a post on social platform X in March.

“I’m puzzled why so many people are reluctant to support the single action that will achieve this. Empty sloganeering or a commitment to global security? Which?” he asked.

Democratic lawmakers, with help from Republicans, are close to passing a resolution that would end Trump’s war with Iran.

Resolutions passed in the House and Senate under the 1973 War Powers Act prompted more members of Trump’s party to join Democrats last week to vote in favor of the measures.

Last Wednesday, three Republican senators voted to pass a Democrat-sponsored resolution under the War Powers Act to stop the U.S. war with Iran unless Congress authorizes further military action. A motion to remove the resolution from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was rejected by a vote of 49 to 50.

Fetterman was the only Democrat to vote against advancing the resolution.

The American public has significant distaste for war with Iran, according to a new poll from The New York Times/Siena College; A majority of American registered voters say Trump made the wrong choice to launch a military strike against the Middle Eastern country.

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, an important waterway for the oil industry in the midst of the war, caused oil and gas prices to rise. The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the U.S. was about $4.52, according to AAA. Monday afternoon.

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