“Trump Has UNLEASHED” US And Israel ATTACK Iran | With Mike Pence & Naftali Bennett

Mike Pence asserts that Iran has been waging war on the United States, Israel, and the West for 47 years, citing events like the 1979 hostage crisis and the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing. He frames the current US-Israel attack as a necessary response to 'take the fight to the heart of terrorism' in Tehran and 'finish' a long-standing conflict.

Pence states, 'the real objective here is to confront a war that started 47 years ago... from the time American hostages were taken in 1979 to the time that 220 Marines fell... Iran has been waging war... for 47 years.'

Pence argues that international law has historically constrained Western nations from directly striking state sponsors of terrorism like Iran, despite their aggressive actions. He believes the current action is justified because Iran was reconstituting its nuclear program, advocating for Israel's destruction, and developing ballistic missiles threatening US allies and personnel.

Pence states, 'international law for literally generations has been... that terrorist organizations and the leading state sponsor of terrorism in the world can strike... but that nations of the west... is constrained from striking back directly at them.' He then adds, 'President Trump u learning that Iran was reconstituting its nuclear program... when Iran is developing and maintaining an arsenal of ballistic missiles... it seems to me more than justified the action.'

Glenn Greenwald and Piers Morgan draw strong parallels between the current Iran operation and past US-led wars in Iraq, Libya, and Afghanistan. They argue these interventions were often based on false pretenses, led to disastrous outcomes, created power vacuums, and resulted in immense human and financial costs without achieving stated goals.

Greenwald states, 'everything that he [Pence] said in justification in defense of this new war was exactly the things that he and all the other American leaders who wanted this war in 2002 and 2003 were saying then.' He adds, 'It's not just the Iraq war. It's also exactly what happened in Libya... Afghanistan... Vietnam where we were lied into that war, lied through that war.'

General Mark Kim clarifies that the US operation is focused on 'leadership decapitation' rather than full 'regime change.' The objective is to dismantle Iran's nuclear program, ballistic missile capabilities, and proxy networks to compel them back to the negotiating table, avoiding the 'mission creep' seen in previous wars.

General Kim states, 'we didn't do regime change. It's highly unlikely we're going to do regime change. We've done a res what the president has said in so many words is we are doing a leadership decapitation.' He adds the end state is 'no nukes, no ballistic missile program of any size and no proxies.'

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett frames the attack as a matter of self-defense for Israel, asserting that Iran explicitly states its intent to annihilate Israel and has resumed its nuclear program and ballistic missile production. He argues that acting now is crucial to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, which would make future action impossible.

Bennett states, 'We listen to what they say. They say that America is the big Satan. Israel is the small Satan. We want to annihilate you. And all that we're doing is not letting them achieve that. That's the whole thing. This is a matter of self-defense.'

When pressed on Israel's own nuclear capabilities, Naftali Bennett reiterates the long-standing policy of 'not being the first to introduce nuclear weapons to the region' but refuses to directly confirm or deny their existence. He dismisses the comparison to Iran as a 'false equivalence,' arguing Israel has no genocidal intent.

Piers Morgan asks, 'does Israel have nuclear weapons?' Bennett responds, 'Israel has always been clear that we're not going to be the first ones to introduce nuclear weapons to the region.' He later adds, 'creating this sort of... equality or or equating us to any to Iran or to someone who has... genocidal desires. It's it's false equivalence.'