{"id":2447618,"date":"2025-06-15T19:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T23:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paul-predicts-more-war-between-israel-and-iran-urges-us-to-stay-out-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-15T19:24:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T23:24:40","slug":"paul-predicts-more-war-between-israel-and-iran-urges-us-to-stay-out-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paul-predicts-more-war-between-israel-and-iran-urges-us-to-stay-out-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul predicts \u2018more war\u2019 between Israel and Iran, urges US to stay out &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpaul-predicts-more-war-between-israel-and-iran-urges-us-to-stay-out-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2447618&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent appearance on NBC News&#8217; &#8220;Meet the Press,&#8221; Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) expressed his belief that the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran is set to escalate, predicting &#8220;more war and more carnage.&#8221; He expressed skepticism about the potential for peace negotiations and advised against U.S. involvement in the conflict, citing the negative experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan as evidence of the pitfalls of such interventions. Paul praised President Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >restraint amid calls<\/a> from othre politicians, like Senator Lindsey Graham, for more aggressive action against Iran&#8217;s nuclear programme. Amidst the hostilities, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-approves-another-350-million-in-ukraine-aid\/\" title=\"U.S. Approves Another 0 Million in Ukraine Aid\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-times-biden-and-trump-did-the-same-thing-and-the-media-reaction-was-totally-different\/\" title=\"3 Times Biden And Trump Did The Same Thing\u2026 And The Media Reaction Was Totally Different\">missile strikes<\/a> continue<\/a> from both sides, resulting in casualties. Paul remains hopeful that the President&#8217;s instincts will guide the U.S. away from deeper engagement in the conflict.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Paul predicts &lsquo;more war&rsquo; between Israel and Iran, urges US to stay out<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2147715\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) predicted that the fighting between <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israel<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Iran<\/a> will continue, saying he sees &ldquo;more war and more carnage&rdquo; ahead in the conflict that has already featured barrages of missile strikes from both sides.<\/p>\n<p>Paul cast the grim outlook for the conflict in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/sen-rand-paul-says-it-s-not-the-u-s-s-job-to-be-involved-in-israel-iran-conflict-full-interview-241621061772\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"appearance \">appearance<\/a> on NBC News&rsquo;s <em>Meet the Press<\/em> on Sunday, doubting the fruitfulness of any possible peace negotiations while simultaneously urging the United States not to get involved.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3442505\/mike-lee-condemns-nc-lawmaker-no-kings-video-beheaded-trump\/\">Mike Lee condemns NC lawmaker&#8217;s &#8216;No Kings&#8217; video featuring beheaded Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3442414\/alex-padilla-kristi-noem-did-not-know-him-press-conference-detained\/\">Padilla aghast that Noem did &#8216;not know&#8217; him at press conference where he was detained<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3442316\/adam-schiff-alex-padilla-every-right-interrupt-noem\/\">Adam Schiff says Padilla had &#8216;every right&#8217; to interrupt DHS Secretary Noem<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s going to be very hard to come out of this and have a negotiated settlement. I see more war and more carnage, and it&rsquo;s not the U.S.&rsquo;s job to be involved in this war. Iraq was a mess, Afghanistan was a mess,&rdquo; the Kentucky senator said.<\/p>\n<p>While missile strikes have continued over the weekend, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3442282\/israel-death-toll-iran-missile-strikes-idf-defense-tehran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"resulting in at least\">resulting in at least<\/a> 13 Israeli deaths and 78 Iranian deaths, President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3442372\/trump-israel-iran-make-deal-trade-negotiations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"suggested \">suggested <\/a>on Sunday that a peace deal would be made &ldquo;soon,&rdquo; adding that &ldquo;calls and meetings&rdquo; are &ldquo;now taking place.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Paul was hopeful that Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;instincts&rdquo; are to avoid getting involved in the fighting, pointing to his &ldquo;restraint&rdquo; while one of Paul&rsquo;s Senate colleagues, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3442435\/lindsey-graham-trump-finish-job-iran-nuclear-program-diplomacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"called \">called<\/a> for the president &ldquo;to go all&nbsp;in&rdquo; to destroy the Iranian regime&rsquo;s nuclear program.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One of the things I like about President Trump is he has showed restraint. So I think his instincts are to not be involved in this war. But there will be a lot of pressure from Lindsey Graham and others to get involved in this war. And I hope that his instincts will prevail,&rdquo; Paul said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Israel has been decimating Iran&rsquo;s military leadership, with two commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps killed in the initial strikes, while an intelligence chief for the regime and his deputy were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3442495\/iranian-intelligence-chief-deputy-killed-israeli-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"killed \">killed<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggesting that &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-jr-haley-wants-neocon-warmongers-in-cabinet-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump Jr.: Haley wants \u2018neocon ...mongers\u2019 in Cabinet - Washington Examiner\">regime change&#038;rdquo<\/a>; is one of the goals of their military campaign in Iran, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3442469\/trump-veto-plan-israel-assassinate-iran-leader-ayatollah-ali-khamenei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reportedly \">reportedly<\/a> struck down a &ldquo;credible&rdquo; plan from Israel to kill Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2147715\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2147715\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul foresees ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, urging US non-involvement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2447619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rand-paul-iran-israel-more-war-likely.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4671,5531,57214],"class_list":["post-2447618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-israel","tag-paul","tag-war-prediction"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rand-paul-iran-israel-more-war-likely.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2447618"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2447622,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447618\/revisions\/2447622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2447619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2447618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2447618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2447618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}