White House doubles down on Iran threats as Republican lawmakers retreat

White House doubles down on Iran threats as Republican lawmakers retreat Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Wed, 03/25/2026 - 19:28 US says its objectives in Iran will be met within two weeks, though the off-ramp remains unclear as Republican lawmakers say they're being kept in dark Press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to reporters in the briefing room at the White House in Washington, DC, on 25 March 2026 (Yasmine El-Sabawi/MEE) Off Republican lawmakers emerging from a closed-door briefing on the Trump administration's war on Iran warned on Wednesday that they are not being given enough information to make informed decisions about the potential deployment of soldiers for ground combat. "I will not support troops on the ground in Iran, even more so after this briefing," South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace posted on X. "The justifications presented to the American public for the war in Iran were not the same military objectives we were briefed on today in the House Armed Services Committee," she added.