Washington DC [US], April 1 (ANI): New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani criticised the billions being spent on the US-Israel operations targeting Iran, saying such outlays come as the United States faces a “historic affordability crisis”, according to Al Jazeera.
Speaking with YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen, Mamdani said the conflict “should be opposed on every single ground,” warning that US-led regime-change interventions have historically produced harmful outcomes. “Regime change wars” by Washington have had “disastrous consequences,” he added, as quoted by Al Jazeera.
Mamdani pointed to the financial toll, saying the campaign “had already cost USD 23 billion” and questioned why military action is prioritised over domestic needs. He argued that the money “could transform working-class Americans’ lives, whether through investments in Medicare or teachers or even the elimination of student debt,” but that those opportunities have been “thrown aside with the pursuit of yet another regime-change war,” Al Jazeera reported.
On the campaign trail, Mamdani emphasised affordability in New York City and framed the debate as national priorities: overseas military commitments versus domestic social and economic investments.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that domestic gasoline prices will fall rapidly once US military operations in Iran end. Speaking from the Oval Office, he said, “All I have to do is leave Iran, and we’ll be doing that very soon, and they’ll come tumbling down,” when asked for a specific plan to lower pump prices.
Gasoline costs have topped USD 4 per gallon for the first time since 2022, as tensions with Iran affect global oil availability. Data from the American Automobile Association (AAA) showed the national average for regular petrol reached USD 4.02 per gallon on Tuesday, more than USD 1 higher than prices before hostilities began on February 28. Retail prices vary by state due to regional taxes and supply logistics, with some areas already above the national average. (ANI)
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