❗️US troops reportedly seeking ways to avoid taking part in US-Israeli war on Iran

A prominent anti-war activist says a growing number of US soldiers and their families are contacting his organization to find ways to avoid participating in the US-Israeli war on Iran. Mike Prysner, executive director of the Center on Conscience and War, said in posts on X that his office has been overwhelmed with requests for guidance from service members seeking to dodge deployment. “Phone has been ringing off the hook,” he wrote, adding that many troops had not been told the mission involved combat until the last moment and were initially informed they were heading to training.

Prysner said he spoke with the mother of a soldier who was allowed one final call home before turning in his phone ahead of deployment. According to the activist, the soldier told his mother his unit would be going “boots on the ground” that night and claimed his commander said the operation was meant to bring about the second coming of Christ. The account comes as concerns grow inside the United States over the expanding conflict and the possibility of deeper US involvement.

Protests have erupted in major cities including Seattle, Washington DC, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, where demonstrators denounced the strikes on Iran and warned against a wider war. A University of Maryland poll found only 21 percent of US citizens support a war with Iran, while critics say the campaign contradicts US President Donald Trump’s 2024 pledge of “No New War.”