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US President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest peace proposal, saying it contained demands he could not accept, and warned against a premature end to the conflict. Washington also threatened sanctions on ships paying fees to Iran for transit through the Strait of Hormuz. A new poll showed 61% of Americans consider Trump’s use of force against Iran a mistake.
Average US gasoline prices hit $4.30 per gallon, a four-year high, as the standoff with Iran and closure of the Strait of Hormuz drive crude above $100/barrel. President Trump insists prices will fall sharply after the war ends, but analysts warn oil costs don't automatically cool with a ceasefire. California saw prices exceed $6/gallon, and the spike has dented Trump's approval ratings amid rising public discontent.
Iranian missile and drone attacks have destroyed US military equipment valued at between $2.3 billion and $2.8 billion since the war began in late February, according to a Washington-based research institute. The estimate, the first detailed accounting by a major international research group, was compiled by CSIS senior adviser Mark Cancian. The losses include a radar surveillance aircraft worth $700 million and a THAAD system radar, with some damage from friendly fire.
Western feminist groups that broadly supported Iranian women's protests against mandatory hijab during 2022–2023 have remained notably silent as the same women and girls are killed in war. The author, an Iranian scholar, argues this selective silence reveals a deeper logic that determines which forms of gender violence gain global attention and which are ignored.
