Are Republicans in Congress losing faith in Donald Trump’s Iran war?
According to a report Thursday by the Daily Mail, “furious Republicans stormed out of a classified briefing on Iran on Wednesday amid fears the US is preparing to invade the country as Tehran refuses Donald Trump‘s peace overtures.”
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) left the briefing early, while House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers warned that “we’re not getting answers.”
NEW: Lawmakers were briefed on three new objectives in the Iran war during a classified briefing on Wednesday.
Those objectives have to do with Kharg Island, Iran’s nuclear supplies, and regime change, the Daily Mail has learned. https://t.co/9SPMWj19Eh
— Jon Michael Raasch (@JMRaasch) March 26, 2026
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“With almost 7,000 US ground forces deploying or en route to the Middle East – including from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and the Marines – speculation is swirling about Trump’s rapidly developing plans for the war,” the report said.
The Mail had more details from inside the briefing.
“Now, a Daily Mail source inside the room has revealed stark new details, including a new set of objectives which may suggest that America is moving toward boots on the ground as Iran continues to strangle the Strait of Hormuz,” the newspaper said. “The lawmaker, speaking on condition of anonymity, said members were presented with three military objectives: Kharg Island, Iran’s crucial oil export hub; its nuclear material; and regime change.”
While the White House has given shifting rationalizations for the war, the Mail listed four previously: “Destroying Iran’s missiles, navy, armed proxies, and nuclear capabilities.”
The unnamed lawmaker added that the things shared in the classified briefing were “jaw-dropping” and “will blow your brains out.”
The justifications presented to the American public for the war in Iran were not the same military objectives we were briefed on today in the House Armed Services Committee. This gap is deeply troubling. The longer this war continues, the faster it will lose the support of…
— Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) March 25, 2026
“The justifications presented to the American public for the war in Iran were not the same military objectives we were briefed on today in the House Armed Services Committee,” Mace said on X after the briefing.
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