AIPAC Calls on Trump, Congress for US Aid to Israel in Its Clash With Iran

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is calling on Congress and the Trump administration to provide aid to Israel in its military conflict with Iran.

“Israel is taking decisive action tonight against the Iranian nuclear program, which has been a growing threat not only to Israel, but to America and our other regional allies,” AIPAC wrote in a statement released Wednesday.

AIPAC, a pro-Israel lobbying group, was founded in 1954 and has since advocated for matériel support for the Jewish state. 

In 2021, it established its own political action committee, allowing it to raise money for political candidates in the United States.

In its statement, AIPAC calls on the White House and Congress to assist Israel in its conflict.

“Members of Congress must speak out and stand unequivocally with our ally at this critical moment as it takes action to protect its families and the world from a nuclear-capable Iran,” it reads. 

“The Administration and Congress should ensure that Israel has the resources and support needed to defend itself from any Iranian response.”

Iran is a complicated issue for President Donald Trump, who has tended to oppose regime-change wars, but has also pledged to keep Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon for his entire political career.

The president’s next move remains unclear, but he has posted “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER” on social media, calling on Tehran to give up its nuclear ambitions.

“I may do it, I may not do it, nobody knows what I’m going to do,” Trump said Wednesday when asked by reporters if he would strike Iran.

“Nothing’s too late,” he replied, when asked if Iran could come back to negotiations.

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