Cabot Phillips

not to get sucked in further.

This is not your war.

Now, in Europe, leaders have taken a more cautious approach with EU head Ursula von der Leyen releasing a statement calling the operation, quote, greatly concerning while urging both sides to deescalate.

For his part, French President Emmanuel Macron warned that the, quote, outbreak of war carries serious consequences for international peace and security.

Elsewhere, American allies praised the operation, including some that have been at odds with Trump lately.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, for example, said his country, quote, supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent Iran continuing to threaten international peace and security.

In Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney, who again has been clashing with Trump publicly, issued a nearly identical statement saying Canada supports the U.S.

in their efforts against Iran.

Well, stateside, we've seen a mixed reaction that, as you can imagine, largely is broken along party lines.

Republicans mostly lauded the strike, commending President Trump for protecting America from Iranian aggression.

While many Democrats slammed the operation.

Their main line of attack was that President Trump had supposedly bypassed legal procedures and, you know, unconstitutionally launched a war without their approval.

But Republicans say he has every right to do what he is doing and the White House has been vehement that he has not acted illegally.

But expect more battles there from Congress in the coming week.

Democrats have also accused the administration of forcing military action and of creating a, quote, crisis of Trump's own creation.

Yeah, as we said at the top, this has been months and really years in the making.

Since retaking office, Trump has been adamant that Iran could not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.

Last year, he made diplomatic efforts to convince the Ayatollah to abandon his pursuit of nukes.

And as we talked about on the show, those talks ultimately have failed.

And when they first failed back in the summer in June, he launched Operation Midnight Hammer.