Senate GOP Warns Trump Has No Iran Endgame After Hegseth Hearing
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- Senate Republicans say there is a lack of a clear plan to end the military conflict with Iran, warning that rising U.S. casualties and stubbornly high gas prices will hurt their party in the midterm elections.
- GOP lawmakers came away dissatisfied from recent closed-door discussions over the Iran war strategy.
Why it matters: Senate Republicans are tying the Iran conflict's trajectory directly to their 2026 midterm prospects, raising the political cost of an open-ended engagement. The pressure point is concrete: U.S. casualties and gas prices — two issues voters feel personally — are now being flagged by members of the president's own party.
