Energy secretary grapples with mounting criticism over length of US war as Democrat calls conflict ‘war of choice’ A Trump administration official on Sunday grappled with mounting criticism over the length of the US war with Iran after months of promised diplomatic breakthroughs, short-lived ceas...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/19/trump-official-iran-war-oil-flow-strait-hormuz)