New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill has said that U.S. President Donald Trump failed to achieve the stated goals of the Iran war. She urged the Trump administration to explain what the United States had actually gained from the conflict. Sherrill criticized the administration’s shifting objectives and rising costs, saying that the public deserves a clear account of the war’s outcomes.

The Democratic governor noted that Trump had offered multiple justifications for the conflict, including eliminating Iran’s missile program, halting its nuclear ambitions, changing the regime, and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. According to her, none of these goals have been achieved so far. She also pointed out that commercial shipping through the waterway had continued even before the war began.

Her remarks, shared on social media, reflect growing scrutiny of the war’s rationale and its impact on U.S. security and expenditure.