Lake County Gazette

Dan Rogers, Chairman of Shields Township Republicans, said that President Trump's precision strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities represented a long-overdue response to a growing threat. He emphasized that the actions demonstrated peace through strength. Rogers made his statement to the Lake County Gazette.

"President Trump addressed a long-ignored danger by ordering strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities," said Rogers. "While previous leaders hesitated, Iran's nuclear ambitions grew unchecked. Trump's operation was precise, avoided casualties, and degraded Iran's ability to develop nuclear weapons. This action reasserted American resolve and signaled the end of strategic complacency."

According to Fox News, the Trump administration executed successful strikes on Iran’s three key nuclear sites—Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. Announced by President Trump on Truth Social and in a national address on June 21, the mission reportedly crippled Iran’s nuclear program and resulted in a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Iran and Israel. The operation followed Trump's overhaul of the National Security Council, appointing Secretary of State Marco Rubio to multiple key roles.

In a June 23 post to Truth Social, President Trump said that "Israel & Iran came to me, almost simultaneously, and said, ‘PEACE!’ I knew the time was NOW. The World, and the Middle East, are the real WINNERS! Both Nations will see tremendous LOVE, PEACE, AND PROSPERITY in their futures. They have so much to gain, and yet, so much to lose if they stray from the road of RIGHTEOUSNESS & TRUTH. The future for Israel & Iran is UNLIMITED, & filled with great PROMISE."

Rogers is a resident of Lake Bluff who was first elected as Chairman of the Shields Township GOP in 2022. According to the organization’s website, he is "focused on boosting Republican voter turnout, growing the Party’s membership, and communicating the Party’s positions on issues that matter to Shields Township voters."