WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Derrick Van Orden, a member of the House Armed Services Committee and a retired U.S. Navy SEAL with 26 years of service and multiple combat deployments across the Middle East, including service in every country Iran has attacked or destabilized through its terror network, joined Fox News’s Fox & Friends to discuss President Donald Trump’s ultimatum to Iran amid ongoing nuclear negotiations and recent U.S. self-defense strikes targeting Iranian threats in the region.
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Van Orden issued a direct warning to Iran’s leadership and emphasized the consequences of decades of Iran-backed terrorism targeting Americans and U.S. allies.
“The Iranian mullahs have to understand that their window of opportunity is rapidly closing… And I have the utmost confidence in President Trump to make sure that the interests of the United States and the world writ large are taken care of.
“How many thousands of American families were grieving over a tombstone yesterday because of the Iranians? This regime must never have a nuclear weapon.”
In a post on X, Rep. Van Orden, a retired Navy SEAL who served for 26 years, also spoke personally about the cost of Iran-backed terror attacks on American servicemembers.
“I spent 26 years as a Navy SEAL. I’ve buried too many brothers because of Iran-backed terror to have a damn ounce of sympathy for the Iranian regime. This regime has American blood on its hands. Iran must NEVER obtain a nuclear weapon. Ever.”
