A Republican congressman in Arizona is sticking to his guns about the Iran war.

Asked by AZPM on Monday whether he believes the war has been worth it, U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani said the conflict is “very close to being over.”

“This is something that the whole world talked about needed to be done, for generations and for decades. And no one ever did anything about it, and now President Trump took the action. The world is a safer place without the Iranian regime that was there. And this process is coming to an end very close here. We’re going to see the benefits in the long run,” Ciscomani said at a veterans’ roundtable event with VA Secretary Doug Collins in Tucson.

He did not specify why he believes the conflict is almost over. Ciscomani represents Arizona’s 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Ciscomani has not publicly commented on the war since early March, when he told KTAR News that ground troops were not needed in Iran and told Punchbowl News he opposed legislation to curb President Donald Trump’s powers to wage war with the country.

The war between the U.S. and Iran is currently suspended in a fragile ceasefire that wobbled on Monday after Iran fired at neighboring countries and American troops continued in their attempts to open the Strait of Hormuz. The key oil shipment route’s closure by Iran has caused energy prices to surge around the world. At least 13 U.S. soldiers and 3,375 Iranians have died in the conflict, according to data maintained by Qatari news outlet Al Jazeera. Strikes by the U.S. and Israel have killed longtime Iranian dictator Ali Khamenei and several of the country’s senior leaders.

The war began in late February when the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran following failed negotiations over the country’s nuclear program.

Ciscomani’s presumptive opponent in November’s midterm elections, Democrat JoAnna Mendoza, has drawn on her Marine Corps service to argue against the war, but has stopped short of calling for U.S. troops to withdraw. Mendoza’s campaign raised about $1.3 million more than Ciscomani’s in early 2026.

In response to AZPM’s question, Collins encouraged the public, no matter their views on a war, to prioritize the well-being of veterans.

“The veterans who go over there are following orders, they’re doing what they’re supposed to be doing,” Collins said.