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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Two members of Indiana’s best political team on Sunday said the air strikes on Iran could pose a risk to President Donald Trump depending on what happens next.
Joint U.S.-Israeli air strikes that began early Saturday morning already have killed a number of top Iranian leaders, most notably Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has held final say over all Iranian policy since 1989. The strikes have also hit a number of targets related to Iran’s armed forces and domestic security apparatus.
In remarks shortly after the strikes began, President Trump called on the Iranian people to rise up and overthrow the Islamic regime, which has ruled the country since the 1979 Islamic Revolution that toppled Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last shah of Iran. So far, there are no reports of any significant uprising in the country.
Trump has long made opposition to what he calls “forever wars” a central campaign platform. The Iraq War was still fresh in voters’ minds during his run for his first term in 2016 and the Afghanistan War, which lasted from 2001 until 2021, is by far the longest war in American history.
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