‘Their Plan Is Insane’: Senator Issues Grave Warning About Post-Election Assault on Iran

Photo: President Donald J. Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth shake hands during the 24th 9/11 Pentagon Observance Ceremony at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 11, 2025. (DoW photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Madelyn Keech). Attribution: “250911-D-FN350-2710” by U.S. Secretary of War via Flickr. Public Domain. Article by Jake Johnson. Common Dreams – October 29, 2026.

US Sen. Chris Murphy disclosed Wednesday that he was among the members of Congress recently briefed behind closed doors on the Trump administration’s discussions of a possible post-midterm assault on Iran, and he came away with a startling assessment: “Their plan is insane.” Murphy (D-Conn.), who recently traveled to Gulf countries to survey the extensive damage Iran has inflicted on American military installations in retaliation for US President Donald Trump’s illegal war, said during an event hosted by the Middle East Institute that he and some of his colleagues got the chance during a classified briefing “to have a fairly detailed conversation about what the war plan would be if we restarted military operations.” […]

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