‘It needs to end now’: Democrats urge Trump to halt Iran war after US troop deaths

Democrats are pressing President Trump to halt the renewed war with Iran after three US troops were killed in Iranian strikes, The Guardian reports. According to the outlet, critics accuse the president of having lost control of the conflict, even as American forces launched a tenth consecutive wave of attacks on Iranian targets. The fighting reignited after Trump walked away last week from a memorandum of understanding that had been reached with Iran in June, with mounting casualties now complicating any push to escalate further.

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