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Chris Murphy: “Donald Trump precipitated this crisis. He inherited a…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

Senator Murphy on Iran: It Won't Be Trump's Kids That Die For This War

Published March 1, 2026 | Video Starts at 07:28

So, in other words, are we just in a place where military conflict or confrontation was inevitable and it just happened to land on Donald Trump's watch? No. Donald Trump precipitated this crisis. He inherited a nuclear agreement that was working, that had put Iran more than a year away from the jcpoa. The jcpoa. Against the advice of his advisors, he tossed that agreement out, which brought us to this moment. It would have expired by now. Right. (07:28–07:39)

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Asserts that Donald Trump caused the crisis by discarding a working nuclear agreement with Iran.

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“We need to stand up for the American citizens that ICE is murdering, the kids that they are terrorizing.”
Senator Murphy on Iran: It Won't Be Trump's Kids That Die For This War | Uploaded March 1, 2026 | 05:01-05:09
“We just discovered last week that they had left a Burmese immigrant for dead five miles from his home, blind and disabled.”
Senator Murphy on Iran: It Won't Be Trump's Kids That Die For This War | Uploaded March 1, 2026 | 05:31-05:42
“The President is obligated under the Constitution to come to Congress and ask for an authorization of military force.”
Senator Murphy on Iran: It Won't Be Trump's Kids That Die For This War | Uploaded March 1, 2026 | 00:52-01:00
“He wouldn't get that authorization if he asked for it.”
Senator Murphy on Iran: It Won't Be Trump's Kids That Die For This War | Uploaded March 1, 2026 | 00:59-01:02
“The President has said that the goal is regime change and the goal is to eliminate Iran's missile program and their nuclear program.”
Senator Murphy on Iran: It Won't Be Trump's Kids That Die For This War | Uploaded March 1, 2026 | 01:39-01:47
“His intelligence agencies have already told him that the most likely outcome is that hardline members of the IRGC replace the current…”
Senator Murphy on Iran: It Won't Be Trump's Kids That Die For This War | Uploaded March 1, 2026 | 01:49-01:58
“We already know that you can't bomb their nuclear program out of existence.”
Senator Murphy on Iran: It Won't Be Trump's Kids That Die For This War | Uploaded March 1, 2026 | 02:01-02:05
“It's no secret that this administration has no plan for the chaos that is unfolding right now in the Middle East.”
Senator Murphy on Iran: It Won't Be Trump's Kids That Die For This War | Uploaded March 1, 2026 | 03:10-03:18
“Our allies in the region, with the exception of the right-wing government in Israel, had begged us not to take this action.”
Senator Murphy on Iran: It Won't Be Trump's Kids That Die For This War | Uploaded March 1, 2026 | 03:27-03:44
“We are going to have regional war breaking out.”
Senator Murphy on Iran: It Won't Be Trump's Kids That Die For This War | Uploaded March 1, 2026 | 03:51-03:55
“I don't have any obligation to fund a Department of Homeland Security that is violating the law every day.”
Senator Murphy on Iran: It Won't Be Trump's Kids That Die For This War | Uploaded March 1, 2026 | 06:12-06:18
“The people want ICE to start behaving legally, and they don't want wars overseas.”
Senator Murphy on Iran: It Won't Be Trump's Kids That Die For This War | Uploaded March 1, 2026 | 06:33-06:40
“Against the advice of his advisors, he tossed that agreement out, which brought us to this moment.”
Senator Murphy on Iran: It Won't Be Trump's Kids That Die For This War | Uploaded March 1, 2026 | 07:39-07:46
“There is no history, there is no experience that shows an air campaign alone will result in positive regime change.”
Senator Murphy on Iran: It Won't Be Trump's Kids That Die For This War | Uploaded March 1, 2026 | 07:53-08:04
“An air campaign without at least the threat of a ground invasion which the administration is ruling out never results in a democratic…”
Senator Murphy on Iran: It Won't Be Trump's Kids That Die For This War | Uploaded March 1, 2026 | 08:06-08:18
“The plan they have laid out, sustained airstrikes without a ground invasion is destined to fail.”
Senator Murphy on Iran: It Won't Be Trump's Kids That Die For This War | Uploaded March 1, 2026 | 08:18-08:24
“The most likely outcome here is that hard liners take over the government. They restart their missile program, they restart their nuclear…”
Senator Murphy on Iran: It Won't Be Trump's Kids That Die For This War | Uploaded March 1, 2026 | 08:28-08:36