Kelly Statement on US Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Sites

Arizona Senator and Navy combat veteran Mark Kelly released the following statement after President Trump announced the U.S. military had completed strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan: 

“I know how difficult an operation like this is to pull off and thank our military members and intel community for their patriotism and professionalism.

“As a combat pilot, I’ve noticed that folks without combat experience are often the first to rush into dropping a bomb. I’m concerned about how President Trump and his administration made this decision to put pilots in harm’s way and our country on the edge of war with Iran.

“It will take time to see how successful these strikes were in degrading Iran’s nuclear capability. The next steps must be to work to contain this, deter Iran from retaliating and escalating further, and use every diplomatic tool possible to protect Americans and our interests, including preventing Iran from restarting their nuclear program.”