Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, warned Iran against reviving its nuclear program, telling Newsmax on Tuesday it would be “very stupid.”

Ernst joined “Newsline” to react to President Donald Trump’s comments about Iran on Monday, when he told reporters that Iran has been sending “nasty signals” about restarting its nuclear enrichment after the U.S. and Israel bombed Iran last month. Trump said the U.S. would wipe out Iran’s nuclear facilities even faster a second time.

Ernst, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, called the operation a “well-executed, highly orchestrated mission” after taking part in a closed-door hearing on the mission called “Operation Midnight Hammer.”

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