Sen. Roger Marshall says U.S. strikes on Iran are a ‘mop-up operation’

Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., on Sunday said that the war between the U.S. and Iran has moved into a stage he called, “a mop-up operation,” hours after the U.S. launched fresh strikes on Iran.“The major war is over, and think of this as almost just a mop up operation,” Marshall told NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”

Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., on Sunday said that the war between the U.S. and Iran has moved into a stage he called, “a mop-up operation,” hours after the U.S. launched fresh strikes on Iran.

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“The major war is over, and think of this as almost just a mop up operation,” Marshall told NBC News’ “Meet the Press.” “We have to press them if they strike us. We have to strike them back by ten.”

His comments come a week after the two nations signed a memorandum of understanding paving a path to end the conflict. But on Saturday, U.S. Central Command said the U.S. launched retaliatory strikes on Iran for the second time in two days. The first time came after Iran struck a ship moving through the Strait of Hormuz. The second time came after the Pentagon said Iran struck “targets linked to the American aggressor forces” in the region.