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Raw StoryApr 15, 2026National News

Firestorm as Trump official defends war crime threat as merely 'mean tweets'

Ambassador Mike Waltz defended President Trump's aggressive rhetoric toward Iran as effective 'tough talk' during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing.

Firestorm as Trump official defends war crime threat as merely 'mean tweets'
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UN Ambassador Mike Waltz defended President Trump's threat to 'end Iran's civilization' as 'mean tweets' and 'tough talk' during a Senate hearing. The exchange highlighted deep divisions over the administration's foreign policy rhetoric amid an ongoing military conflict.

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