Republican Senator Tim Sheehy of Montana became emotional during a Senate speech on the Iran conflict, referring to a bracelet commemorating a friend killed by an Iranian explosively formed penetrator while serving in combat. He argued that the United States should respond forcefully to what he described as decades of Iranian-backed attacks, declaring that the country would “finish it”.

The speech came as Democratic lawmakers sought to limit President Trump’s war powers in relation to Iran, highlighting the growing congressional dispute over the scope and duration of US military action. Sheehy, a combat veteran, used his personal experience and his fallen friend’s death to frame the conflict as part of a longer history rather than an isolated escalation.