Wisconsin lawmakers react to the U.S. deal with Iran

Wisconsin lawmakers react to the U.S. deal with Iran WASHINGTON, D.C. (WEAU) - We’re hearing from our Wisconsin senators about the U.S. agreement with Iran to end the war. As negotiations continue, at least one lawmaker is still doubting whether an agreement will be reached at all. “Sadly, we didn’t have full attendance for various reasons. And so that was at least a part of the of the issue. But I think it’s quite possible that some of my Republican colleagues who had previously joined us were taking the president’s word that a deal to end the war, or an agreement to end the war was upon us and around the corner. I think they’ll soon find out that that’s not the case,” said Senator Tammy Baldwin. Baldwin says Congress can’t wait and must act now. This comes after the Senate failed to advance a resolution that would limit President Donald Trump’s war powers for the 9th time. “Even if there is truly an MOU, a memorandum of understanding to pause for 60 days for further negotiations, this is not an end to the war. And so, yes, Congress absolutely needs to continue acting to end this war once and for all,” said Baldwin. The measure would have required congressional approval for any further military action against Iran. Wisconsin Republican Senator Ron Johnson is speaking out in support of the deal but says he doesn’t believe Iran can be trusted. He believes the Trump administration was relying on the Iranian people to overthrow Tehran and since that hasn’t happened, conflict must end, at least temporarily. The Senator has not voted with Baldwin on a war powers act but says president Trump has already recognized the need to end conflict and limit economic damage. Johnson spoke with reporters from Bloomberg Tuesday. Below is a transcript from that video. Remember, we significantly degraded their nuclear capability, their NAVY, their missiles, their drones, didn’t eliminate them. Didn’t eliminate the revolutionary guard, the Basij Police Force. We really needed the Iranian people to do that. They also didn’t have the capability to do it. I mean, the ayatollahs declared war on the West 47 years ago. They’ve been digging in. They’ve been preparing for this moment. They are fanatics. It’s hard to get fanatics to change overnight and go ‘Oh, okay. We’ve seen the error of our ways.’ So again, this is the reality on the ground. President Trump, I think recognized that reality and opened up the straits. Again, devastating to parts of our economy if we continue so he’s recognizing reality, he’s moving forward, but we can always go back in there if they raise their ugly head and start threatening the region, threaten America again. The senator says that the American people have a say in this and are broadly against the level of ground troop deployment necessary to end the war now. Johnson says he’s happy the president plans to reopen the strait, but if peace with Iran doesn’t advance, he says we can “always go back in there.” Copyright 2026 WEAU. All rights reserved.