Progressives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib are accused of ’embracing’ Iran over Israel after voting AGAINST holding the ‘murderous regime’ accountable for launching over 300 drones and missiles at Israel

Democratic progressives are accused of siding with Iran after voting ‘no’ to measures condemning the ‘murderous’ regime’s attacks on Israel.

Speaker Mike Johnson put 17 new bills on the House agenda after Iran launched more than 300 drone and missile strikes against Israel over the weekend.

They would demand that the US ‘fully implement’ sanctions against Iran and ensure there are no loopholes, limit Iranian imports and crack down on financial transactions between the US and Iran, and sanction Chinese companies that buy oil from Iran.

But a handful of progressives voted against measures tabled and passed today, including notorious ‘Squad’ members Reps. Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and AOC.

And now they are being criticized for their vote as Congress struggles to get a foreign aid package over the finish line and provide support to America’s top ally.

Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., told DailyMail.com that Squad Democrats embrace Iran’s ‘murderous regime.’

“It is clear to me that the awakened socialist squad has fully embraced the murderous regime in #Iran – the world’s most vicious state sponsor of terrorism and one of the most cynical violators of human rights,” he said.

Several measures hit the floor and passed today, including a bill from Rep. Michelle Steel, R-Calif., preventing ‘aggression deterrent’ sanctions against Iran from expiring in 2026 by a vote of 407-16.

Another bill to ensure that humanitarian aid is not used to fund Iran-backed terrorism overwhelmingly passed 408-13.

Bhavini Patel, a more moderate Democratic candidate for Congress in Pennsylvania, blasted her primary opponent, Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., for voting against the humanitarian aid bill.

She called it an ‘alarming – and telling – voice’ of the progressive in a post for X.

Several of the progressives, including Tlaib, have come under fire for supporting pro-Hamas propaganda and for calling for a total ceasefire in the Gaza-Israel war.

Johnson pushed back plans for the ‘apparatus week’ to make way for the anti-Iranian measures.

The House was expected to vote on a series of messaging measures against the Biden administration’s rules on home appliances like gas stoves.

Another of the bills would declare the phrase ‘from the river to the sea’, controversially used by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., for being anti-Semitic, and another would call on the EU to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. a terrorist organization.

In light of the attacks, Democrats have pushed for Johnson to put the $95 billion Senate-passed supplemental funding bill with money for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific on the House floor.

But Johnson announced his own $95 billion foreign aid package – including separate votes for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

Conservative hardliners have warned Johnson against tying any Ukraine funding to an Israeli aid bill.

Israel has deemed Iran’s 350 missile strikes a ‘declaration of war’, although it said 99 percent of the missiles were intercepted.

The attack was in response to Israel’s drone strike in Syria that killed 12 Iranians, including two top generals.

Meanwhile, President Biden is facing mounting pressure to contain the crisis, with defense experts claiming the president has allowed the conflict in Gaza to spread and that the expanding battle lines risk drawing in allies, including the United States.

Donald Trump last night accused Biden of ‘weakness and incompetence’ as he accused his rival of failing to address the American public after the attack by Tehran, its first ever direct attack on Israel.

IDF spokesman Peter Lerner confirmed on Monday morning that there would be retaliation from Israel, stating that this could involve ‘a strike or no strike’.

He explained that the top military had submitted ‘a wide range of options’ and that there are ‘many different scenarios’ on the table.

The Israeli government will “decide on steps forward” as early as Monday or within the next few days, Lerner told reporters.

Johnson has signaled that he wants to get foreign aid to both Israel and Ukraine over the finish line. But he has not said whether it will consist of one vote or several.

Appearing with Johnson on Friday, Trump said he is ‘taking a look’ at Ukraine aid but prefers it in the form of a loan rather than an outright grant.

Johnson and his aides have discussed using the Lend-Lease Act, which would require Ukraine to return all military equipment not destroyed after a certain time frame, and the REPO Act, which would seize Russian assets that have been frozen across the country. globe for Ukraine.

But a motion to vacate has loomed over Johnson’s head since Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene launched an effort to unseat him last month. The Georgia Republican is a staunch opponent of Ukraine aid and has already threatened to try to kill Johnson if he brings it to the floor.

With the Republicans’ razor-thin majority, Johnson can only afford to lose three Republicans and keep his job.

The bill passed by the Senate included both humanitarian and military aid: $61 billion for Ukraine, $14 billion for Israel in its war against Hamas and $4.83 billion to support partners in the Indo-Pacific.

Johnson suggested he would not put the Senate bill on the House floor, adding that military-only aid is “more palatable” to members.

‘No American taxpayer should be tasked with supporting the pension system of the nation of Ukraine.’

Any foreign aid proposal would likely have to come to the House floor under suspension of the rules, meaning it would require a two-thirds majority to pass.

The bill would lose a number of Democrats would oppose further aid to Israel without humanitarian conditions. It would lose a number of Republicans who directly oppose Ukraine aid — potentially jeopardizing its chances of passing.

But Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries insisted the bill would pass even under suspension — he would provide enough Democratic votes.

“I believe there is a sufficient number of votes to ensure that the national security bill reaches the legislative finish line,” Jeffries said.