Trump accused of prioritizing Israeli demands over US economic costs of Iran war

Last updated Sep 5, 2026 9:21 PM

SANAA, Sept. 05 (YPA) – Despite having a good opportunity to settle the war with Iran by signing a 14-point memorandum of understanding brokered by Pakistan last June, U.S. President Donald Trump chose to take the risk of continuing the war to satisfy the demands of the far-right Israeli camp, while disregarding the economic difficulties the conflict has imposed on the lives of American citizens.

Reuters reported on Saturday that Americans are facing unprecedentedly high gasoline prices during the Labor Day holiday as the ongoing war with Iran has driven up energy costs, coinciding with the launch of political campaigns for the U.S. congressional midterm elections.

A Rush to Lose Everything

Reuters quoted Patrick De Haan, an analyst at GasBuddy, as saying the average gasoline price in the United States reached $4.03 per gallon over the Labor Day holiday, far exceeding the previous record of $3.83 per gallon set in 2012.

Although U.S. opinion polls indicate that the Republican Party is on the verge of losing the congressional midterm elections scheduled for mid-September, observers say Trump appears to be turning a deaf ear to the looming losses facing the Republican Party, believing that Americans support his war against Iran. Such assumptions, they argue, are typically embraced by Trump despite their potentially disastrous consequences, as demonstrated by his decision to go to war with Iran without adequately assessing the risks it could pose to the United States.

“Israel First”

As discontent among American voters grows, Trump has increasingly adopted positions far removed from the promises he made during his election campaign under the slogan “America First.” It has since become apparent to the American public, the report argues, that Trump’s slogan has effectively shifted to “Israel First,” even at the expense of U.S. taxpayers and the Republican Party itself.

Although leaks from the White House have indicated that Trump has been exchanging ideas with close advisers about the possibility of ending the war with Iran, most recently in a report published by The Wall Street Journal last Wednesday, such ideas appear tentative compared with Trump’s more aggressive calls for crushing and destroying Iran in remarks to the media.

Many political analysts believe that the inability to sustain military operations against Iran is what is driving Trump to cling to the illusion that a decisive victory could force Tehran to surrender. They argue that these ideas stem from Trump’s intense self-centeredness and extreme ego, with little regard for the potentially disastrous consequences that the war is already inflicting on the U.S. economy.