Chris Murphy: “That does not dictate our policy, but that was an important contribution to our deliberations on how to help.”

It’s important to recognize there are things we need to work on together: ending the war in Iran and a pathway to Palestinian statehood.

This is part of a coordinated, deliberate campaign by the Department of Defense to hide the consequences and the true costs of the Iran war.

I plan to see for myself the damage to American facilities, hear from our partners in the Gulf about how this war has hurt their security and their economies, and assess our regional counterterrorism efforts.

With Democrats on the verge of regaining control in Washington, it’s imperative that we offer a new approach to our policy in the Gulf that reflects America’s interests.