Watch: Former US Marine’s arm broke while protesting against war in Iran
WASHINGTON: A former US Marine was arrested after disrupting a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing at the United States Capitol while protesting against the war in Iran, leading to a scuffle that left three police officers injured.
The protester has been identified as Brian C. McGinnis, 44, from North Carolina. He interrupted the hearing on Wednesday, shouting, “America does not want to send its sons and daughters to war for Israel!”
Videos circulating on social media show McGinnis standing up during the session and raising slogans before officers from the United States Capitol Police moved in to remove him from the chamber.
McGinnis, who was wearing a US Marine Corps uniform, reportedly resisted as officers tried to escort him out. Footage shows him holding onto a doorway while officers attempted to pull him away. Montana Senator Tim Sheehy, a member of the committee and a former Navy SEAL, was also seen assisting officers in separating the protester from the doorframe.
A snapping sound could be heard in the video during the struggle. According to Capitol Police, McGinnis injured his arm while resisting removal from the hearing room.
In a statement, Capitol Police said: “This afternoon, an unruly man who started to illegally protest during a hearing put everyone in a dangerous position by violently resisting and fighting our officers’ attempts to remove him from the room.”
Authorities said McGinnis and three officers sustained injuries during the confrontation and were treated.
Police have charged him with three counts of assaulting a police officer, three counts of resisting arrest and one count related to unlawful demonstration.
Senator Sheehy later wrote on social media platform X that he had tried to help de-escalate the situation. “This gentleman came to the Capitol looking for a confrontation, and he got one. I hope he gets the help he needs without causing further violence,” he said.
Earlier in the day, a video posted to an account under McGinnis’s name described him as a Green Party candidate for the US Senate. In the video, he said he had travelled to Washington to protest against what he described as the push toward war.
According to a Reuters report, McGinnis’s arm was broken during the struggle as security personnel attempted to remove him from the hearing. Footage shared by the anti-war group Code Pink showed him shouting slogans against US involvement in the conflict before he was escorted out of the room by security officers.
This is such a such an important video that the mainstream media CNN FOX News etc can never ever stream it
— Furkan Gözükara (@FurkanGozukara) March 4, 2026
I truly wish all the Americans had watched this video
See how these sold out traitors shows 0 respect and gives 0 value to Marine Sgt. Brian McGuinness for sake of Israel pic.twitter.com/Vr5osByUQu
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Trump’s fresh threat to bomb Iran amid reports of deal to end war
Washington (PTI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened Iran with more bombing if it doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz, amid a report that the warring sides were nearing an agreement to end the war.
US media outlet Axios reported, quoting US officials and two other sources, that the US and Iran were getting close to a one-page memorandum of understanding to end the war and set a framework for more detailed nuclear negotiations.
The US expects Iranian responses on several key points over the next 48 hours, Axios reported, adding that nothing has been agreed yet. This was the closest the parties had been to an agreement since the war began.
"Assuming Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to, which is, perhaps, a big assumption, the already legendary Epic Fury will be at an end, and the highly effective Blockade will allow the Hormuz Strait to be OPEN TO ALL, including Iran," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
"If they don’t agree, the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a much higher level and intensity than it was before," Trump said.
According to Axios, the deal would involve Iran committing to a moratorium on nuclear enrichment, the US agreeing to lift its sanctions and release billions in frozen Iranian funds, and both sides lifting restrictions around transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
It said many of the terms laid out in the memo would be contingent on a final agreement being reached, leaving the possibility of renewed war or an extended limbo in which the hot war has stopped, but nothing is truly resolved.
