ICYMI: Sen. Banks Joins Sunday Night in America on Fox News ChannelMonday, August 3, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) joined Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy on Fox News Channel to discuss the ongoing conflict in Iran, efforts to dismantle Hamas, and next steps towards peace. Click the image above for the full discussion. Key Excerpts on Iran: Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.): “President Trump wants a peaceful resolution; I think the whole country wants a peaceful resolution. He did use the word ‘rapidly’ make an agreement. If the Iranians don’t come to the table and rapidly make an agreement to end their nuclear program and reopen the Strait, then President Trump is going to bomb the hell out of them again. They know what’s coming. President Trump has been transparent with them every single step of the way, and he’s kept his word. I think all of us want this war to come to an end, but at the same time President Trump’s legacy will be to ensure that Iran never has a nuclear weapon and he’s intent on making sure that’s the case.” “You’re dealing with different factions, you’re dealing with a radicalized military, you’re dealing with a governing class in Iran who I think really does want to make a deal because they have been brought to their knees, they know what the American military is capable of, and I don’t think they have seen the worst of it…President Trump is ratcheting up the pressure, and he’s willing and able to do it again, but he’s taking another pause to give them a chance to come to the table. Reopening the Strait is something we see immediate results from. We know when they keep up their end of the deal and reopen the Strait what that looks like, and we also know the repercussions when they don’t.” Key Excerpts on Hamas Disarmament: “What President Trump did in the first term with the Abraham Accords and negotiating peace in the Middle East and what he is trying to do in this term in ending Iran’s nuclear program, he’s trying to negotiate peace between Hamas and Israel, it’s unbelievable…. But if Hamas will lay down their weapons and disarm themselves and President Trump can negotiate peace between Hamas and Israel, it would be another example of the incredible negotiating power and the leadership of President Trump. Israel is hopeful, but let’s face it, Hamas is a deadly terrorist group, a proxy of Iran that is funded by the Iranians. Let’s hope something good will come of this. I trust President Trump, and I believe he’s capable of negotiating something here that is historic.” ###