Democrats demand investigation of claims US-Israeli war on Iran is biblical prophecy

Democrats demand investigation of claims US-Israeli war on Iran is biblical prophecy Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 03/10/2026 - 16:39 Commanders told troops Trump was 'anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran' US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth holds a briefing on the US-Israeli war on Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on 2 March 2026 (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters) Off Nearly 30 Democrats in Congress are demanding an internal investigation into hundreds of complaints by US troops that the US- Israeli war on Iran has been framed to them as a biblical prophecy to hasten the return of Jesus Christ. Their letter to the Department of War's inspector general was obtained by the news site Military. com on Friday , and is signed by several progressives, including Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, and Washington state Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal.