Max Blumenthal: The consequences of the war on Iran return to the United States Max Blumenthal, journalist and political analyst: Trump started a losing war in Iran because of Israel; And now, the consequences of this war are returning to the United States. Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz has become a point of pressure for the Republican Party. Especially in the central regions of the United States, where diesel prices rose by 70% compared to last year, and farmers were forced to leave their crops in the fields and not harvest them.