GOP senators say Trump's strikes 'significantly degraded' Iran but emphasize attacks not 'forever wars'

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida tells Fox News Digital, asked about the attack on Iran, says "Trump doesn't want to be in forever wars." PALM BEACH, Fla. — One week into the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, two Republican senators on the Senate Armed Services Committee say the military operation has "degraded" Tehran's ability to strike back. But in exclusive interviews with Fox News Digital, senators Rick Scott of Florida and Ted Budd of North Carolina emphasized the fighting will not lead to U.S. involvement in "forever wars" in the volatile Middle East. "Our military is doing a great job," Scott said. Pointing to Iran, he added, "They want to destroy America. We've got to stop them." Budd highlighted that "we have significantly degraded Iran's ability to shoot back at us. … Their capacities are degraded. We've had great success." CLICK HERE FOR FOX NE