Members of the House from both parties hit back hard Tuesday at White House national security spokesman John Kirby’s comment the day before that he knew of no efforts to reach out to opposition groups in Iran — even after the missile attack by the theocratic regime against Israel over the weekend.

Asked by Newsmax whether the administration would reach out to exile groups in the U.S. or opponents of the ayatollah within Iran itself, Kirby told us: “I don’t know of any such efforts in the wake of the attacks.”

“That’s the objective problem with this administration,” Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, told Newsmax. “They’re always trying to ‘both sides’ an issue, even when you are dealing with people who are trying to protect themselves against evil. That’s true at the border, in Ukraine, and in Iran.

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