Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Dave Flippo, a Republican congressional candidate in Nevada's second district, has publicly backed President Trump's approach to Iran, praising the strategy as ending a decades-long conflict. Flippo, who is contesting the seat on a Trump-endorsed constitutional conservative platform, draws on his own military background to lend credibility to his support for the administration's actions, framing it as a significant foreign policy achievement.

Flippo served internationally during his Air Force career, including a posting in Iraq as a maintenance and logistics officer ahead of the 2003 invasion. He is currently locked in a competitive race for the northern Nevada district, and his comments align him with the White House's characterisation of ongoing US military action against Iran as resolving a 47-year-old standoff between the two countries.