Chris Murphy: “I am familiar with that report. Mr. President, I yield to the Senator for another question.”

Of course, I was also candid with him, in particular regarding my deep concerns about the transfer of the luxury plane.

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.

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.