{"id":6180,"date":"2026-07-14T22:04:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T17:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6180"},"modified":"2026-07-14T22:04:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T17:04:52","slug":"republican-and-democrat-lawmakers-criticize-trump-over-resumption-of-iran-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6180","title":{"rendered":"Republican and Democrat Lawmakers Criticize Trump Over Resumption of Iran War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-content\">\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">\u201cI liked that, actually, because I don\u2019t think anybody should be able to charge a fee for the Strait,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YJowT-sO1Rw?t=533\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"_self\">told<\/a> reporters in the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Trump did not provide the specifics of any deals, but said Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait are among the countries that \u201cwould love\u201d to invest money into the U.S.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Meanwhile, the Joint Economic Committee Democrats estimate that Americans have paid $56.4 billion more for gas since the start of the Iran war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">\u201cAs President Trump declares that he\u2019s ended his cease-fire with Iran, gas costs have already started rising again, at a time when Americans continue to face the squeeze of higher costs overall from Trump\u2019s war, tariffs, and other actions. Yet President Trump says he doesn\u2019t even think about the financial situation of Americans,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jec.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm\/democrats\/press-releases?ID=5AB1DEB8-2D06-4D17-8208-B74EB1549B9B#:~:text=Since%20the%20war%20began%20on,and%20live%20their%20daily%20lives.\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"undefined\">said<\/a> U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, a ranking member of the committee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"undefined\">AAA<\/a>, the national average price for U.S. gas reached $3.85 per gallon on Tuesday. 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