Tom Cotton: If the Iranian regime harms a single American - it's their end

Senator Tom Cotton (R-AK), a senior and hawkish Republican Senator, issued a clear warning to the Iranian government to not use Operation Rising Lion, Israel's operation against Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities, to attack US personnel throughout the region in a post he published on X:

"Iran is the world’s worst state sponsor of terrorism, has the blood of thousands of Americans on its hands, and is rushing to build not only nuclear weapons, but also missiles that can strike the United States. We back Israel to the hilt, all the way.

"And if the ayatollahs harm a single American, that will be the end of the ayatollahs."