Iran still has uranium, Hormuz still closed
Senator Ossoff pointed out that 5 months into the war, Iran still has its uranium, the Strait of Hormuz is still closed, and Americans are still dying.
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Trump Melts Down as Iran Strategy Unravels
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Jul 27, 2026
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Senator Ossoff's Senate Speech: The Ahab Analogy
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Ossoff opens with a precise diagnostic: the price of admission to Trump's service is proof of willingness to lie for him [1] — Jon Ossoff "Senator Jon Ossoff took the Senate floor and eviscerated the Trump administration's Iran war as built entirely on lies. Trump declared vict…" 16:54 . He catalogues the evidence — nominee Jake Clayton refusing under oath to affirm Trump's 2020 defeat, Pete Hegseth refusing under oath to recant his Iran war lies. Then Ossoff turns to the war itself: the White House previously told Americans Iran's nuclear program had been obliterated; then claimed an imminent nuclear threat; both were lies. Trump declared 'We won' on day 12; Hegseth said Iran was 'destroyed' on day 14; five months later, Americans are dying, Iran still has its uranium, and Hormuz is still closed. Ossoff reaches for a three-thousand-year-old story to make his point: King Ahab of Samaria, facing war, consulted 400 court prophets who unanimously assured him of victory. Only one man, the prophet Micaiah, told the truth — and Ahab imprisoned him. Ahab's explanation, quoted directly from 1 Kings 22:8, lands like a thunderbolt: 'I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me.' Ahab silenced dissent, went to war, and it was the costliest mistake of his reign. Ossoff closes by distinguishing ancient Samaria from the United States today: the people of Samaria had no recourse against their king. Americans do.
Senator Ossoff's Senate Speech: Ahab, Yes-Men, and the Cost of Lies
Senator Jon Ossoff took the Senate floor and eviscerated the Trump administration's Iran war as built entirely on lies. Trump declared victory on day 12. Hegseth said Iran was destroyed on day 14. Five months later, Americans are dying, Hormuz is closed, Iran still has its uranium. Ossoff drew a direct parallel to King Ahab of Samaria — a leader who silenced the one prophet who told the truth, marched to war, and fell.
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