‘Enough Is Enough’: Lawmakers Criticize Trump Over Resumption of Iran War

“I liked that, actually, because I don’t think anybody should be able to charge a fee for the Strait,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

Trump did not provide the specifics of any deals, but said Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait are among the countries that “would love” to invest money into the U.S.

Meanwhile, the Joint Economic Committee Democrats estimate that Americans have paid $56.4 billion more for gas since the start of the Iran war.

“As President Trump declares that he’s 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’s war, tariffs, and other actions. Yet President Trump says he doesn’t even think about the financial situation of Americans,” said U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, a ranking member of the committee.

According to the AAA, the national average price for U.S. gas reached $3.85 per gallon on Tuesday. Prior to the onset of the Iran war, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline stood at $2.98 on Feb. 26.