According to a report by Fox News on Wednesday, March 04, 2026, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt asserted that Iran’s government has been responsible for decades of violence against the United States, saying Tehran is now “paying in blood” for its actions.
In remarks posted on social media, Leavitt said the Iranian regime has “actively and intentionally facilitated the killings of Americans” since the Islamic Republic was established in 1979. She described the government’s longstanding opposition to the United States and its support for militant groups as evidence of a sustained threat to U.S. security.
“They chant ‘Death to America’ and fund other radical terrorists who attack our country and are seeking to destroy Western civilization itself,” she wrote.
Leavitt also criticized previous U.S. administrations, arguing they failed to adequately confront Tehran’s influence. “Prior leaders have been too weak and ineffective to address this threat,” she wrote, specifically naming former President Barack Obama and claiming his policies, including cash transfers to Iran, ultimately benefited the regime. “Barack Hussein Obama even sent pallets of cash that ultimately financed this terrorist crusade against the United States and our people,” she said.
The spokesperson’s statement comes amid heightened tensions between the United States and Iran, following a series of military strikes by U.S. and allied forces and retaliatory responses by Iranian forces and proxies across the Middle East and beyond. U.S. and allied officials have framed current operations as necessary to degrade Tehran’s military capabilities and prevent further attacks on American interests.
Leavitt’s comments reflect a firm stance from the Biden administration’s White House on the nature of the conflict and its justification, emphasizing U.S. resolve in confronting what it characterizes as longstanding Iranian threats. The broader geopolitical implications of these statements continue to unfold as military and diplomatic developments evolve across the region.