Lankford says Trump ‘has no desire’ to bomb Iran

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The Hill's Headlines — August 1, 2026

The Hill's Headlines — August 1, 2026

GOP Sen. James Lankford (Okla.) argued Sunday that President Trump “has no desire” to bomb Iran, hours after the president halted planned strikes on the Middle Eastern country.

“The president’s still focused on trying to be able to get a deal,” Lankford told host Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday.”

The Oklahoma Republican later said, “We have the capability to be able to bomb them back to the Stone Age, but there’s no desire to be able to do that. We use military force, and the president’s been very careful on using military force only to be able to get them to the table to actually negotiate.”

Late Saturday night, Trump said while the U.S.........

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