Israel’s strike on Iran’s nuclear sites was “consequence” of the defiance of President Donald Trump’s attempt at diplomacy, which amounted to Iran flipping its “middle finger” at Trump’s peace effort, according to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.

“Iran said they would not dismantle their advanced centrifuges: That was a giant middle finger to President Trump; tonight, we saw the consequences of Iran’s defiance,” Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, wrote in an X post, linking to a clip of his Thursday night appearance on Newsmax’s “Greg Kelly Reports.”

Trump had sought peace while holding back Israel’s long developing plans to attack Iran’s nuclear weapons program infrastructure and leadership, but the strike that took out six nuclear scientists and at least three senior Islamic Republican Guard Corps leaders is a direct “consequence” of Iran’s “defiance,” Cruz told host Greg Kelly.

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