US Republican Lawmaker Thomas Massie: Iran is Not Venezuela

U.S. Republican Representative Thomas Massie stated that Iran is not Venezuela and that the targeted individual was a religious leader, not a president, in response to what he described as American-Zionist aggression.
According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, U.S. Republican Representative Thomas Massie, a party colleague of President Donald Trump, has taken a stance against what he termed American-Zionist aggressors. In comments reported by The Hill, Massie addressed the killing of a prominent Iranian religious leader during what he characterized as U.S. aggression in Tehran on February 28, 2026.
Massie asserted that “Iran is not Venezuela. The Ayatollah was not a president. He was a religious leader.” He further questioned the cost and consequence of U.S. actions, stating, “We spent billions of dollars and… 6 American families have to bury their sons and daughters now. Why?”
© Webangah News, Mehr News Agency

