U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) said that if Israel lays down its arms, it will be completely destroyed, while if Iran's proxies like Hezbollah disarm, peace would follow. His remarks were reported Saturday evening via Iranian outlet Akhbar Al-Alam.
Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) issued a stark warning Saturday evening on the existential stakes of the Israel-Hezbollah confrontation, framed around the asymmetry of disarmament. "If Israel lays down its arms, it will be completely destroyed," Budd stated, "but if Iran's proxies, like Hezbollah, lay down their arms, we will have peace in the region." The remarks, which echo the senator's earlier Saturday statement carried at 21:48 Jerusalem time, were reported by the Iranian outlet Akhbar Al-Alam. Budd's comment comes amid a broader U.S. political debate over the Lebanon front: as The Zioneer reported earlier this week, President Trump told an Israeli journalist that Hezbollah must definitively disarm, while Ambassador Huckabee and Senator Graham have voiced strong support for Israeli operations. The Iranian outlet's dissemination of Budd's words underscores how the message resonates across adversary media as well.
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- StrongTrump says Iran will halt fire on Israel for at least a week, warns of 'wipe out' if talks fail
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