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30 House Democrats urge probe into U.S. military 'biblical' Iran war discourse

The signatories added that the Trump administration's statements 'invoking biblical claims about Israel and the region – along with rhetoric suggesting a prophetic or religious dimension to geopolitical conflicts – risks emboldening similar messaging within military ranks'

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The signatories added that the Trump administration's statements 'invoking biblical claims about Israel and the region – along with rhetoric suggesting a prophetic or religious dimension to geopolitical conflicts – risks emboldening similar messaging within military ranks'

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Ben Samuels

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11:36 PM • March 06 2026 IST

WASHINGTON – Thirty House Democrats are demanding an internal Defense Department investigation into allegedly growing discourse within the U.S. military framing the Iran war in the context of biblical end times.

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