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PPP Calls for Unity After U.S.-Iran Strikes Escalate Tensions

This week Southwestern lawmakers split over U.S. strikes in Iran, with regional Republicans praising and Governor Gavin Newsom opposing, as President Trump said operations could last four weeks.
Supporters said the strikes aimed to deter Iranian aggression and degrade weapons, citing Iran's funding for terror and past attacks, with U.S. officials and supporters stating decisions were guided by advancing American security and projecting strength.
At demonstrations and in statements, residents and officials remarked, with supporters defending the strikes, and Yousef Taghizadeh, an Iranian-American in Buffalo, said, `I'm having kind of mixed feelings, because of the nature of the events`.
Calls for oversight intensified as lawmakers urged Congress to reconvene and assert war powers, while critics warned strikes lacked congressional authorization.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom warned `He still has not articulated a clear vision of what the endgame is` and noted oil-price effects, while Texas Gov. Greg Abbott publicly supported the president.

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