Claudia Tenney

Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., pushed back against concerns that U.S. involvement in the conflict with Iran could evolve into another prolonged Middle East war, telling Newsmax on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's strategy is to achieve a lasting peace rather than launching a decades-long military campaign.

Tenney said on "National Report" that Americans weary of foreign conflicts should view the administration's actions as fundamentally different from the lengthy wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"It's not been very long. We were in Iraq and Afghanistan for over 20 years under a couple of different presidents," Tenney said. "So this is a very short-term conflict. And this is all about lasting peace. It's not a forever war."

Tenney's remarks came as some voters who supported Trump because of his promises to avoid new foreign entanglements have expressed concern about escalating tensions with Iran.

Tenney defended the administration's approach.

"President Trump is trying to rid us of a terrorist regime that has been wreaking havoc on our own military, threatening to have a nuclear weapon," she said.

Tenney also cited Iran's decades-long hostility toward the United States, referencing the 1979 hostage crisis, attacks on U.S. personnel in the Middle East, and Tehran's support for regional terrorist groups.

"This is a regime we've been fighting for 47 years," Tenney said. "They have no problem killing their own people in the streets."

Tenney also argued that the administration's military actions are part of a broader effort to stabilize the Middle East and expand the peace initiatives launched during Trump's first term.

"It's why you see so many in the Middle East actually rallying around the United States," she said. "We want to make sure that we continue President Trump's plan of having the Abraham Accords take hold throughout all the Middle East."

While acknowledging that some Americans are growing anxious about the conflict, Tenney expressed confidence that Trump will achieve his objectives without becoming mired in an open-ended war.

"This will come to an end," she said. "President Trump will make sure that Iran does not get a nuclear weapon."

Tenney reiterated that "this is definitely not going to be some forever war. It's going to be a resolution where the Iranian people have an opportunity to rise up against this brutal regime."

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