On Wednesday, former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) questioned President Donald Trump’s rationale for renewed military action against Iran as political criticism of fresh military action spiked.
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Greene criticized Trump’s explanation for the strikes, arguing that the administration appeared to be shifting its justification from protecting commercial shipping to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
“I didn’t realize Iran’s nuclear program was in the Strait of Hormuz controlling oil,” Greene wrote on X, adding that the situation “feels more like post 9/11 Bush era Middle East war lies and war economy politics” than a genuine response to Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
She concluded, “Literally what we voted to end from the Republican Party.”
Iran bombed ships going through the Strait of Hormuz so Trump bombs Iran, and oil prices start rising again and the stock market goes down making buying opportunities ripe again.
— Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@FmrRepMTG) July 8, 2026
Then Trump goes back to saying he bombed Iran because "Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon."
Repeats…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) also reacted on X, saying that the conflict had already “cost American lives” while driving up gas and grocery prices, arguing that Congress should not allow Trump to continue the war.
Donald Trump's war with Iran has cost American lives, and jacked up prices on gas and groceries for millions across the globe.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) July 8, 2026
Congress voted against this war.
Congress shouldn't allow Donald Trump to continue it.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) also condemned the renewed military action, saying restarting what he called a “reckless war with Iran” would cost more lives and taxpayer dollars.
After getting the United States into a war based on lies, Trump has now declared the ceasefire with Iran "over" after less than a month.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) July 8, 2026
Restarting his reckless war with Iran won't make America stronger. It will cost more lives and waste more taxpayer dollars.
END THIS WAR
Hunter Biden also criticized Trump by sarcastically “withdrawing” a tongue-in-cheek Nobel Peace Prize nomination.
He was referring to fresh U.S. strikes on Wednesday, arguing they contradicted Trump’s repeated statements that the conflict with Iran was “over.”
OMG!
— Hunter Biden (@HunterBiden) July 8, 2026
You are not going to believe this.
The war with Iran is NOT over.
I’d like to withdraw my nomination.
Oil Prices Rise, Futures Down
The statements came after speaking at the NATO summit in Turkey, Trump said he considered the ceasefire with Iran “over” as the U.S. carried out fresh strikes on Iranian targets.
The U.S. military later confirmed it had launched additional strikes aimed at weakening Iran’s ability to target commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
At the time of writing, Dow futures and S&P 500 futures were largely unchanged at 52,644 and 7,529, respectively. Nasdaq futures were seen down 0.1% at 29,442.75. WTI Crude August 2026 futures were up 1.2% at $74.40.
Markets reacted to the development with Dow futures and WTI crude oil prices moving higher.
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