Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) criticized President Donald Trump for the U.S. war in Iran, accusing him of breaking his promise to avoid foreign conflicts and arguing that ending the offensive could help lower prices for American households.
Khanna Calls Iran War Trump’s ‘Biggest Betrayal’
On Tuesday, in a post on X, Khanna called the Iran war Trump’s “biggest betrayal” and said, “Democrats must end it.”
During a Fox News interview, Khanna argued that ending the conflict could ease pressure on household budgets by lowering energy and food costs.
“We’re going to bring prices down by ending the war with Iran. We’re going to bring down the gas price. We’re going to bring down diesel, we’re going to bring down food prices,” he said.
Khanna Vows Democrats Will Stop Funding Iran Offensive
Khanna also accused Trump of abandoning his promise not to become involved in foreign wars.
He suggested that advisers may have convinced the president that entering a major conflict was necessary to secure a place among America’s greatest presidents.
“That was his big mistake. And if he just ended the war, we would have prices come down,” Khanna said.
He added that Democrats would “stop funding this offensive” when they are in charge.
Iran War Raises Inflation and Economic Concerns
Last month, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) blamed the conflict for rising gasoline, heating oil and diesel prices, arguing that Big Oil had benefited while Americans paid more.
He cited “$125 billion in profits this year” for the oil industry and demanded, “End this war — NOW.”
In September, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) also blamed Trump’s war in Iran for rising gasoline prices, saying, “All this for a war he can’t even explain,” as prices reached $4.15 per gallon, nearly $1 higher than a year earlier.
In August, Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi warned that the war had pushed the 10-year Treasury yield from below 4% to nearly 4.75%.
He said investors had shifted from expecting Fed rate cuts to anticipating possible hikes, adding that “oil needs to flow through the Strait of Hormuz” to ease economic pressures.
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