Former Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday sharply criticized President Donald Trump over U.S.-led military strikes on Iran, declaring her opposition to “regime change” and accusing him of pulling the country into “a war the American people don’t want.”
“Let me be clear,” Harris wrote in a statement posted to X. “I am opposed to a regime-change war in Iran, and our troops are being put in harm’s way for the sake of Trump’s war of choice.” She described the strikes as “a dangerous and unnecessary gamble,” arguing that Trump had misled voters during the 2024 campaign when he promised to end wars rather than initiate new conflicts.
Harris also pushed back on Trump’s previous assertion that the United States had “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear program, calling the claim untrue. “Then last year, he said, ‘we obliterated’ Iran’s nuclear program. That, too, was a lie,” she said. Harris added that she and former second gentleman Doug Emhoff would be praying for U.S. service members deployed in the region, saying they “deserve a Commander-in-Chief who approaches decisions on matters of war and peace with the same steadiness and discipline our troops show every day.”
The former vice president characterized the strikes as “unwise, unjustified and not supported by the American people,” emphasizing that Trump did not seek or receive congressional authorization before launching the operation. She urged Congress to “use all available power” to prevent further escalation and limit U.S. involvement in the conflict.
The joint U.S.-Israeli operation began at 1:15 a.m. ET and targeted facilities tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including command and control centers, ballistic missile and drone launch sites, military airfields and air defense systems. Iranian officials reported more than 200 people killed and nearly 750 injured across multiple provinces. U.S. Central Command said it is reviewing reports that one strike may have hit a girls’ school in southern Iran. The strikes follow weeks of stalled negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program and rising regional tensions.
