Roger Wicker warns Trump against accepting peace deal with Iran: 'We must finish what we started'

Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, urged President Donald Trump on Friday not to accept an "ill advised" peace deal with Iran amid the raging conflict in the Middle East, claiming the United States must "finish what we started." 

The senator claimed the president is at a "moment that will define" his legacy and warned that if Trump continues to pursue a peace deal with Iran then the U.S. risks a "perception of weakness." 

"His instincts have been to finish the job he started in Iran, but he is being ill advised to pursue a deal that would not be worth the paper it is written on," Wicker posted on X. "Our commander-in-chief needs to allow America's skilled armed forces to finish the destruction of Iran's conventional military capabilities and reopen the strait.

"Further pursuit of an agreement with Iran's Islamist regime risks a perception of weakness," he continued. "We must finish what we started. It is past time for action."

The comment comes after Trump announced he has canceled a planned attack on Iran that was scheduled for Tuesday and stated Wednesday that he would wait for Iran's reaction to the latest round of negotiations. 

“If I can save war by waiting a couple of days, if I can save people being killed by waiting a couple of days, I think it’s a great thing to do,” the president told reporters.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.