Trump ally Ted Cruz sputters as he makes excuses for long troop deployments in Iran war Jack HobbsMon, August 31, 2026 at 3:47 AM UTC 0 Ted Cruz spluttered as he attempted to find the right words to back up President Donald Trump's line that the war in Iran was not over. Credit:Reach Publishing Services Limited Longtime ally of President Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, seemingly made a fool of himself during an interview after he stuttered while making excuses for the president.
Trump ally Ted Cruz sputters as he makes excuses for long troop deployments in Iran war
Jack HobbsMon, August 31, 2026 at 3:47 AM UTC
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Ted Cruz spluttered as he attempted to find the right words to back up President Donald Trump's line that the war in Iran was not over. -Credit:Reach Publishing Services Limited
Long-time ally of President Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, seemingly made a fool of himself during an interview after he stuttered while making excuses for the president.
Speaking to NBC's Kristen Welker, Cruz attempted to make a case that the troops that are still needed in Iran, as there are "occasional skirmishes." The Texas senator then spluttered for a few seconds as he attempted to answer the question.
"Senator, I hear you arguing that military objectives have been achieved," Welker said to Cruz, 55. "If that's the case, why can't the troops come home? There are still some 50,000 troops there."
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Cruz took a moment to collect himself as he thought about his answer. "Well, but the troops are not," began the senator before stumbling over his words.
"Active combat operations have largely ceased," he added. "There are occasional skirmishes, but the active military conflict has reduced significantly."
"The major operation now is the blockade," Cruz commented. "The blockade is imposing economic sanctions, and every day that pressure on the regime grows."
Social media ripped into Cruz's comments. "For Christ's sake, Ted sucking up to him is not going to help you," one person wrote.
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During the same interview, Cruz said that he supported the total destruction of the Iranian regime
"So it’s no over," another added. A third added that "Just a little more than a month ago, we lost four more servicemembers to this bulls--- war."
Total regime collapse
During the same interview, the Texas Senator supported the total collapse of the Iranian regime. "Well, listen, I think there are multiple missions," Cruz said.
According to Cruz, there were still skirmishes happening, but the main offensive had died down.
"If you look at the initial mission the Trump administration laid out, which is to degrade and eliminate Iran's military capacity, I think the answer in uneqivocally yes," he said. "If you look at their ballistic missile supply, it's almost entirely destroyed; their drone supply is almost entirely destroyed; their drone ballistic missile manufacturing capabilities have been leveled to the ground; their air force is in rubble on the runway...in terms of military objectives, I think that is correct."
The Iranian leadership on Sunday pushed back against some of those claims regarding its navy. As the fight entered its sixth month, Commander Shahram Irani stated that the fleet was still "alive and well."
During the same interview, Cruz said that he supported the total destruction of the Iranian regime
Irani stated that despite U.S. President Donald Trump's frequent claims on social media that Iran's naval ships had been destroyed, the nation's navy is still in operation.
Trump's and the Texas senator's assessment of the harm done to Iran's naval capability during the fight is directly refuted by the remarks. Besides new pressures on the military, the U.S. is looking to initiate an economic chokehold on the Islamic Republic with new sanctions designed to devastate its already crumbling economy.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has urged nations to join the effort, claiming that a fresh set of economic policies will "destroy" the Iranian government. On Thursday, Bessent told CNBC that the U.S. would impose the "toughest sanctions in history" on Iran.
"It is a one-two punch. We have the blockade [on Iran], and we are going to have the toughest sanctions in history,” Bessent added. “It is going to work in Iran, and we are going to collapse this regime.”
“We’re going to them and saying: You’re either with us or against us,” Bessent said. “If you insist on doing business with them — either transferring money, buying oil, doing seaborne ship transport — then the U.S. Treasury and the U.S. government will put their full might and force toward enforcing against you.”
He described the plan as the "greatest coordinated economic isolation in the history of the world." He added, “It is time for our allies and the rest of the world to make a decision."
Source: "AOL Breaking"
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Published: August 31, 2026 at 06:54AM on Source: PRIME TIME
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