Jack Kaine, the former deputy chief of staff of the US Army General Staff, said that economic pressure alone is not enough to deal with the Islamic Republic, and that the US and its allies must put that regime "on the path of true collapse". In an interview with Fox News, in response to Mojtaba Khamenei's threat to respond without geographical limitations, he said that the Islamic Republic would retaliate if attacked, but that these threats would not deter Trump and Netanyahu from their decision. Kane added that Tehran's threats affected the countries of the Persian Gulf and these countries asked Trump not to attack. Addressing Saudi Arabia, he said: "If you want to win, you have to pay the price of victory" and warned that there may be casualties and damage to the oil infrastructure. Kane also said that six and a half months of diplomatic efforts have yielded no results and that the Islamic Republic is not serious about a basic agreement and will not abide by it, and that continuing negotiations and maintaining the status quo is a path to failure.

Jack Kaine, the former deputy chief of staff of the US Army General Staff, said that economic pressure alone is not enough to deal with the Islamic Republic, and that the US and its allies must put that regime "on the path of true collapse". In an interview with Fox News, in response to Mojtaba Khamenei's threat to respond without geographical limitations, he said that the Islamic Republic would retaliate if attacked, but that these threats would not deter Trump and Netanyahu from their decision. Kane added that Tehran's threats affected the countries of the Persian Gulf and these countries asked Trump not to attack. Addressing Saudi Arabia, he said: "If you want to win, you have to pay the price of victory" and warned that there may be casualties and damage to the oil infrastructure. Kane also said that six and a half months of diplomatic efforts have yielded no results and that the Islamic Republic is not serious about a basic agreement and will not abide by it, and that continuing negotiations and maintaining the status quo is a path to failure.