Reacting to Israel’s Friday strikes on Iran, Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., told Newsmax that the “decisiveness” exhibited by the Jewish state delivered “quite a message” as well as opportunity for the Iranian people.

“In addition to what they’ve accomplished, they’ve sent a really strong message to the neighborhood, and, I suspect, that there are a lot of our Arab friends and allies that are greatly relieved,” Cramer said Friday on Newsmax’s “Newsline.” “I think there are, of course, a lot of Americans and Israelis who are impressed and relieved.”

Cramer, who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said that President Donald Trump and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff “have a much better hand today,” in terms of negotiating a nuclear deal with Iran, “than they had a couple of days ago, and they had a really good hand a couple of days ago.”

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