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Home / Israel-Iran / Video of Bernie Sanders reacting to Trump’s Iran strike live goes viral
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June 22, 2025

Video of Bernie Sanders reacting to Trump’s Iran strike live goes viral

Jennifer Kavanagh, senior fellow and director of military analysis at Defense Priorities told Newsweek on Sunday that there are “a number of ways this could escalate.”

“[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu has made clear that his goal is regime change in Iran and he certainly would like to have U.S. support for that objective. Trump will need to resist this pressure, as it is an easy path to another long U.S. war in the region,” Kavanagh said.

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