NE Florida reacts to U.S. strike on Iran nuclear facilities

People across northeast Florida are closely following the next phase of the U.S. military involvement in Iran. While Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday the detailed the aerial bombing was not and has not been about regime change, there are questions about whether it will truly be a one-time event.

Nancy Soderberg, former UN Ambassador and director of the Public Service leadership program at UNF told Jacksonville’s Morning News that she expects Iran to retaliate, but she says Iran is not suicidal.

Representative John Rutherford (R, FL-5) joins shared reaction to the strike on Iran over the weekend, whether it elevates risks of retaliation to deployed troops in the area, and given Jacksonville’s large military population, what preparations local law enforcement may make to prepare for potential retaliations…

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