Combat vet senator chokes up over fallen friend in fiery floor speech about Iran war: ‘We will finish it’
Tim Sheehy delivers emotional floor speech on Iran-backed attacks Sen. Tim Sheehy, a combat veteran, became emotional during Senate floor remarks while discussing a fallen friend killed by an Iranian EFP before arguing the U.S. must respond forcefully to decades of Iranian-backed attacks. The Senate rejected an effort to advance the measure Thursday in a 47-49 vote, but not before Sheehy accused critics of ignoring decades of Iranian-backed attacks on Americans."We didn’t start this war, we did not.
- ▪Tim Sheehy delivers emotional floor speech on Iran-backed attacks Sen.
- ▪Tim Sheehy, a combat veteran, became emotional during Senate floor remarks while discussing a fallen friend killed by an Iranian EFP before arguing the U.S. must respond forcefully to decades of Iranian-backed attacks.
- ▪The Senate rejected an effort to advance the measure Thursday in a 47-49 vote, but not before Sheehy accused critics of ignoring decades of Iranian-backed attacks on Americans."We didn’t start this war, we did not.
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War With Iran Combat vet senator chokes up over fallen friend in fiery floor speech about Iran war: ‘We will finish it’ The remarks came as Dems failed to advance a war powers resolution limiting Trump’s military authority against Iran By Alec Schemmel Fox News Published July 24, 2026 6:13pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Sen. Tim Sheehy delivers emotional floor speech on Iran-backed attacks Sen. Tim Sheehy, a combat veteran, became emotional during Senate floor remarks while discussing a fallen friend killed by an Iranian EFP before arguing the U.S. must respond forcefully to decades of Iranian-backed attacks. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen.
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