Inside Iowa Politics: Candidate Jim Carlin doesn’t want American troops on the ground in Iran

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) — Jim Carlin, a former state senator and 2026 candidate for the U.S. Senate, said that he supports the decision for the United States and Israel to launch military strikes on Iran but does not want to see a drawn out war like previous involvement with Iraq.

Carlin — an Army veteran and attorney from Sioux City — believes that Iran posed a security threat to Americans because of its wish for nuclear weapons but he does not want to see President Donald Trump authorize U.S. troops on the ground in Iran.

The U.S. and Israel began military strikes on Iran on February 28th. At least 13 U.S. troops have died and several hundred have been injured.

The war costs American taxpayers an estimated $1-2 billion per day.

U.S. Representative Ashley Hinson, a Republican from Marion, is running against Carlin in the June 2nd primary.

Two Democrats are also running: state Representative Josh Turek of Council Bluffs and state Senator Zach Wahls of Coralville.

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a Red Oak Republican in her second term, is not running for re-election.

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