1. United States
2. Texas
3. Letter

I am writing as your constituent regarding the recent U.S. military strikes against Iran. If the United States has initiated or participated in strikes without explicit Congressional authorization, that raises profound constitutional concerns. Congress — not the executive branch alone — holds the authority to declare war. Any expansion of military conflict with Iran must be debated and authorized by Congress. I am also concerned about the legality and consequences of such strikes under international law. If civilian sites have been hit, those incidents require immediate, transparent investigation. The protection of civilians must never be treated as secondary. I want to be clear: the Iranian regime has a long record of repression at home and destabilizing behavior abroad. Its treatment of its own people has been horrific. But Iran’s present-day authoritarian system did not arise in a vacuum. The United States played a documented role in the 1953 overthrow of Iran’s democratically elected Prime Minister, Mohammad Mossadegh, after he nationalized oil interests tied to British petroleum. The subsequent support for the Shah’s dictatorship helped lay the groundwork for the 1979 revolution and the regime that followed. Acknowledging that history does not excuse the current Iranian government’s actions. But it should caution us against repeating cycles of intervention that produce blowback, deepen resentment, and harm civilians. Military escalation is unlikely to produce democracy in Iran. It is far more likely to entrench hardliners, rally nationalist sentiment around the regime, destabilize the region, and risk dragging the United States into another prolonged Middle East conflict. I urge you to: 1. Demand clear legal justification for any U.S. military action. 2. Oppose unauthorized war with Iran. 3. Insist on full transparency regarding civilian harm. 4. Support immediate de-escalation and renewed diplomatic engagement. 5. Reassert Congress’s constitutional war powers. The American people deserve a foreign policy grounded in accountability, diplomacy, and respect for human life — not open-ended military escalation.