Mission in Iran war has pivoted toward ensuring oil flow, Trump official says

Energy secretary grapples with mounting criticism over length of US war as Democrat calls conflict war of choice'

A Trump administration official on Sunday grappled with mounting criticism over the length of the US war with Iran after months of promised diplomatic breakthroughs, short-lived ceasefires, and the deaths of three more American troops bringing the total number of American military members killed in the conflict to 17.

Appearing on ABC's This Week, the US energy secretary, Chris Wright, defended the Trump administration's strategy after being confronted with his earlier claims that the war which began in February would have ended by now.