US senator blames Trump, Netanyahu for prolonging deadly Middle East conflict

US Senator Bernie Sanders blamed President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for prolonging the Middle East conflict, citing casualties in Iran (3,375 deaths), Lebanon (2,702 deaths), Israel (26 fatalities), and the US (13 troop deaths). Tensions remain high in the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing US naval blockade. Trump extended the ceasefire without a set deadline.