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Posted - March 21, 2026 at 4:07 PM

Saved - March 23, 2026 at 12:52 AM

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Sen. Cotton warned Iran’s IRBMs threaten Diego Garcia and U.S. assets, saying Iran aims to hit the United States and criticizing opponents of long-range missiles. In response, @apocalypseos questioned the U.S. military presence on Diego Garcia as occupation, highlighting Chagossians’ exile and ongoing fight to return.

@SenTomCotton - Tom Cotton

Iran’s IRBMs can now threaten Diego Garcia, and our troops and assets stationed there. They are determined to build a missile capable of hitting the United States. Anyone who bought the ayatollah’s “fatwa” against long-range missiles should never make U.S. policy again.

@SenTomCotton - Tom Cotton

The threat of an intercontinental ballistic missile from Iran is real. We can’t allow Iran’s regime to use the flimsy cover of a “space program” to build a weapon that can hit us here at home. https://t.co/rBZuZ0NAJg

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Director Ratcliffe raised a specific threat from Iran: the threat of an intercontinental missile, which he described as the combination of two technologies. He said Iran has always had a space launch program, which is flimsy cover for the first part of an intercontinental missile program, and also has medium-range ballistic missiles that already have a reentry vehicle. By crudely marrying these two technologies, he stated, some analysts have said Iran could have had a functioning intercontinental missile to threaten the United States in as few as six months. He asked if that assessment would be agreed with. The other official replied that the concern is warranted about Iran’s development of longer-range ballistic missiles. If Iran were allowed to develop IRBM ranges, which is 3,000 kilometers, it would threaten most of Europe. He confirmed that Iran is gaining experience in these larger, more powerful booster technologies through its space launch vehicle program. If left unimpeded, Iran would have the ability to range missiles to the continental U.S. He emphasized that degrading Iran’s missile production capabilities is important to national security, noting that this is taking place now in Operation Epic Fury.

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Speaker 0: Director Ratcliffe, I wanna address one specific threat from Iran, the threat of an intercontinental missile, which is really just the combination of two technologies. One, thrust to get something into space and a reentry vehicle to get it back to Earth. Iran has always had a space launch program, which is flimsy cover for the first part of that intercontinental missile program. I haven't seen any Iranian astronauts in space lately. And second, they have medium range ballistic missiles, which already have a reentry vehicle. So if you crudely married those two technologies together, I've heard some analysts say that Iran could have had a functioning intercontinental missile to threaten The United States in as few as six months. Would you agree with that assessment? Speaker 1: Well, you're, you're right to be concerned about Iran's, development of longer range ballistic missiles, senator. If if a lot if Iran were allowed, to develop at the I b r IRBM ranges, which is 3,000 kilometers, it would it would threaten most of Europe. And, yes, as you mentioned, we know that Iran is gaining experience in these larger, more powerful booster technologies through its so called space launch vehicle program. If left unimpeded, yes, senator, they would have the ability to range missiles to the Continental US. It's one of the reasons why degrading Iran's missile production capabilities that is taking place right now in operation epic fury is so important to our national security. Speaker 0: Thank you. Vice chairman.

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@SenTomCotton Why the hell are US troops and assets occupying Diego Garcia? How is squatting on occupied land thousands of miles away defending America? Diego Garcia is Chagossian land. The Chagossians in exile are still fighting to return. #FreeDiegoGarcia https://t.co/0YKnhTXuvf

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Britain still has a colony in Africa, the Chagos Archipelago, which they named the British Indian Ocean Territory. By 1973, the British forced out every Chagosian from the island so the US could build a military base there. They weren't even allowed to take their dogs, which were gassed and shot dead. Many Chagossians were not compensated for abuses they suffered, including losing their homeland; those who were compensated received only small amounts. Chagossians have only been allowed occasional short trips to visit their homes. They now live in Mauritius, The Seychelles, and The UK, with many families divided. It has been forty-nine years since the British government, with help from the US, expelled the Chagosians. There is no place for colonial abuse. Last week, the UK announced it would negotiate to hand over sovereignty of Chagos to Mauritius. The Chagossians need to be at the center of these discussions. They should have the right to permanently return to their islands and should be compensated by those who expelled them from their land. Look out for a report from Human Rights Watch early twenty twenty three on how the British government and The US should make this right.

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Speaker 0: Did you know that Britain still has a colony in Africa? While most countries colonized by The UK have achieved independence, the UK refused to decolonize and still rules over this group of islands in the Eastern part of Africa called the Chagos Archipelago, which they named the British Indian Ocean Territory. By 1973, the British had forced out every single Chagosian from the island so The US could build a military base there. They weren't even allowed to take their dogs which were gassed and shot dead. Many Chagossians were not compensated for all the abuses they suffered, including losing their homeland, and those that were, were given only small amounts. Chagossians have only been allowed occasional short trips to visit their homes. They now live in Mauritius, The Seychelles, and The UK with many families divided. It's been forty nine years since the British government, with help from The US, expelled the Chagosians. There is no place for colonial abuse. Last week, The UK announced it would negotiate to hand over sovereignty of Chagos to Mauritius. The Chagosians need to be at the center of these discussions. They should have the right to permanently return to their islands and should be compensated by those who expelled them from their land. Look out for a report from Human Rights Watch early twenty twenty three on how the British government and The US should make this right.

@SenTomCotton — Tom Cotton

Posted - June 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM

Saved - June 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM

@SenTomCotton - Tom Cotton

Today @SecDef confirmed that Iran’s terrorist regime is actively working towards a nuclear weapon. For the sake of our national security, the security of our allies, and millions of civilians in the region this cannot be allowed to happen.

@SenTomCotton — Tom Cotton

Posted - February 8, 2025 at 9:12 PM

Saved - February 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM

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I find it outrageous that Judge Paul Engelmayer has not only barred Elon Musk and Doge from Treasury systems but has also excluded the Secretary of the Treasury. This decision was made without citing any law or allowing the Trump administration to present its case in court. I believe this ruling should be reversed immediately, and I think higher courts should prevent Engelmayer from hearing any future cases involving the Trump administration.

@SenTomCotton - Tom Cotton

Outrageous. Obama Judge Paul Engelmayer didn’t just bar @elonmusk and @doge from Treasury systems, he barred the Secretary of the Treasury himself. Without citing a single law or even allowing Trump admin to appear in court! This outlaw should be reversed immediately and Engelmayer should be forbidden by higher courts from ever hearing another case against the Trump admin. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/federal-judge-blocks-elon-musks-doge-from-treasury-system-e0f1e55c?st=QQJrvW&reflink=article_imessage_share

@SenTomCotton — Tom Cotton

Posted - December 23, 2024 at 5:17 PM

Saved - December 24, 2024 at 2:39 PM

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Contracts, wills, and legal actions are invalid if a party is mentally incompetent, which I believe applies to Joe Biden. Congress and the Trump Department of Justice should look into whether these pardons for serious crimes are legitimate. Who is actually making these decisions for him?

@SenTomCotton - Tom Cotton

Contracts, wills, and other legal actions are null and void if a party is mentally incompetent, as Joe Biden obviously is. The Congress and the Trump Department of Justice should investigate whether these pardons for depraved murderers are binding. Who is making these decisions and signing for “Joe Biden”?

@SenTomCotton — Tom Cotton

Posted - November 30, 2023 at 7:21 PM

Saved - December 4, 2023 at 5:18 AM

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Democrats on the Judiciary Committee broke rules to target private citizens, facing consequences. They've long been upset about the center-right majority on the Supreme Court. Durbin, fearing a challenge from Whitehouse, agreed to subpoenas against private citizens. Durbin's incompetence led to a failed attempt earlier. Today, he violated committee rules to protect Ossoff. Other Democrats opposed the scheme but went along. Severe consequences await, and Democrats will regret opening the Pandora's box of harassing private citizens.

@SenTomCotton - Tom Cotton

🚨 Democrats Break Judiciary Committee Rules to Target Private Citizens, Now Will Face Consequences🚨

@SenTomCotton - Tom Cotton

Dick Durbin and Judiciary Democrats just blew up the rules to issue a partisan subpoena to private citizens. They will face severe consequences. Let me explain what happened.

@SenTomCotton - Tom Cotton

Democrats have thrown a hissy fit for years that the Supreme Court has a center-right majority, after decades of believing that the Court “belonged” to the Left. Chuck Schumer, Dick Durbin, and Sheldon Whitehouse have led the charge, threatening justices by name and trying to delegitimize the Court.

@SenTomCotton - Tom Cotton

In particular, Whitehouse has a weird obsession with a couple Justices (one of his many weird obsessions). He demanded subpoenas to private citizens as a fishing expedition against these Justices. Many Judiciary Democrats secretly oppose the subpoenas? So why did they vote for them? Here’s where it get interesting.

@SenTomCotton - Tom Cotton

Dick Durbin is the Judiciary chairman, but he’s scared Whitehouse will challenge him for the position next year. He agreed to pursue the subpoenas to placate Whitehouse.

@SenTomCotton - Tom Cotton

Durbin isn’t a very competent chair, though. He tried to issue subpoenas a few weeks back, but Jon Ossoff quietly objected *in the middle of the hearing* because he was scared to vote on Republican amendments. Ossoff thought the votes could hurt his reelection chances. So Durbin had to end that hearing abruptly.

@SenTomCotton - Tom Cotton

Today, Durbin’s new tactic was to end debate without votes on ANY Republican amendments, a blatant violation of committee rules and customs. Durbin thus appeased Whitehouse and protected Ossoff.

@SenTomCotton - Tom Cotton

But what about the other Democrats, who privately admit that Whitehouse’s obsession is dumb and said they opposed Durbin’s scheme? They all went along with it like so many lemmings. I guess they’re scared of Durbin or Whitehouse? Who knows.

@SenTomCotton - Tom Cotton

Yet I cautioned several in advance that such a naked partisan action would result in severe consequences, imperiling all their priorities for the rest of this Congress. Maybe they thought all the controversy would subside after a while? Think again, and stay tuned.

@SenTomCotton - Tom Cotton

And now that Durbin opened the pandora's box of harassing private citizens with subpoenas, believe me, Democrats: what goes around, comes around.

@SenTomCotton - Tom Cotton

As Leader McConnell once said, they're going to regret this, and they may regret it a lot sooner than they think.