DeSantis Proposes New Sanctions for Iran Amid Conflict

‘It’s important that we say, as Americans and as Floridians, we stand with the people of Israel, and we stand with the state of Israel,’ he says.

Presidential candidate Ron DeSantis enters the media area the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., on Sept. 27, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis took a pause from his presidential campaign on Oct. 10 to speak with members of his state’s Jewish community, offering support in the wake of the recent attacks that killed at least 900 Israelis.

Mr. DeSantis reaffirmed his administration’s alliance with Israel as it strikes back at the terrorist group Hamas and announced proposed legislation to punish Iran for its “funding” of the attacks.