1. United States
2. Ala.
3. Letter

I am writing to express my profound concern about President Trump's military operations in Iran, which directly contradict his repeated claims of being a peace president. The hypocrisy of launching major combat operations while positioning himself as a peacemaker is unacceptable and demands congressional oversight. On February 28, 2026, Trump announced that the United States had begun major combat operations in Iran, marking the second time in eight months he has bombed the country. This follows his June 2025 authorization of seven B-2 Spirit stealth bombers to drop bunker buster bombs on Iranian nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. Less than 24 hours before that first strike, he had posted on Truth Social listing reasons he deserved the Nobel Peace Prize. Pakistan, which had nominated him for the Nobel that very morning for brokering a ceasefire between Islamabad and New Delhi, was forced to condemn the strikes as a serious violation of international law. The pattern extends beyond Iran. Trump ordered Operation Absolute Resolve in January 2026, a Delta Force raid on Caracas that captured President Nicolás Maduro just 48 hours after declaring his New Year's resolution was peace on earth. U.S. Africa Command conducted 126 airstrikes in 2025 alone, compared to just 10 the previous year. These operations span three continents and represent a dramatic escalation of military action. Most troubling are reports that civilian targets, including women and children, were hit in these strikes. No peace agenda justifies targeting civilians. No Nobel Prize campaign excuses violations of international law. I urge you to demand full transparency about civilian casualties in these operations, call for congressional authorization before any further military action in Iran, and hold this administration accountable for the gap between its rhetoric and its actions. The American people deserve honesty about our military engagements, not propaganda disguised as peacemaking.