Messaging Guidance:

Israeli Military Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities

Last week, Israel began carrying out a series of major strikes against Iran, targeting its nuclear program as well as its military leaders. The operation is still ongoing, and the scope of the attack appears to be significant. For those engaging with the media, the following guidance may help in framing coverage and messaging around these developments:

Topline Messaging:

• Donald Trump promised to end U.S. involvement in foreign wars and give diplomacy a chance – branding himself as the “Dealmaker-in-Chief” who could secure a lasting agreement that would permanently prevent Iran from building a nuclear weapon.

• Last night, he once again broke those promises. Just two months into negotiations with Iran, Trump either allowed a bombing campaign that could drag the U.S. into yet another conflict we didn’t choose, or Netanyahu went behind his back and did so on his own. Either way, his actions have left our service members and diplomats in the region at risk.

• The truth is that military strikes will not permanently prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon – only diplomacy can do that. Trump won the White House by promising to resolve global conflicts on “day one.” Instead, under his watch, they’ve only gotten worse.

• Russia continues its brutal advance against Ukraine. A broken ceasefire in Gaza has led to increased human suffering and failure to recover all of the hostages. And now, Israel and Iran are at war. Meanwhile, Trump is fixated on using our military to police the streets of LA and engage in expensive vanity parades.

• Let’s remember how we got here. Seven years ago, Donald Trump tore up an Iran deal that was successfully preventing Iran from building a nuclear weapon. Now, we’re on the brink of a disastrous regional war.

• Leadership has consequences — and these are the cost of Donald Trump’s failures. 

Published: June 2025