Americans feel pinch of continued Iran war: ‘It’s screwed everything up’

Five months into the US and Israeli war on Iran, a conflict once expected to last weeks has settled into neither victory nor peace, with Iran's Supreme Leader killed early on and the Strait of Hormuz repeatedly closed and reopened. The Guardian reports that Americans nationwide, regardless of where they stand on the war, are feeling its cost in higher prices at the pump and grocery store, and in sudden deployment orders disrupting families. The paper notes this follows on the heels of the US-backed war in Gaza, deepening a national debate over the purpose of American military power abroad.

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