{"id":2667906,"date":"2026-09-22T22:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T02:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/el-sayeds-trump-backed-gop-opponent-calls-on-him-to-end-war-with-iran-quickly\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T22:48:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T02:48:37","slug":"el-sayeds-trump-backed-gop-opponent-calls-on-him-to-end-war-with-iran-quickly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/el-sayeds-trump-backed-gop-opponent-calls-on-him-to-end-war-with-iran-quickly\/","title":{"rendered":"El-Sayed&#8217;s Trump-Backed GOP Opponent Calls on Him to End War with Iran \u2018Quickly\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fel-sayeds-trump-backed-gop-opponent-calls-on-him-to-end-war-with-iran-quickly%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2667906&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The content discusses the controversial and polarizing nature of the current conflict with Iran. A September CNN poll indicates that a significant majority of Americans oppose the war, believing it harms the country, while only a small percentage see it as beneficial. Despite this general opposition, some political figures, including Trump-backed candidates like Michigan Senate hopeful Mike Rogers, have expressed calls for ending the war, such as proposing a temporary embargo on diesel exports to reduce energy costs and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cpac-attendees-split-on-possible-doge-payments-to-taxpayers-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"CPAC attendees split on possible DOGE payments to taxpayers - Washington Examiner\">alleviate economic pressures<\/a> on families. <\/p>\n<p>In contrast, President Trump\u2019s remarks at the United Nations suggest that negotiations with Iran may involve either striking a deal or launching decisive military action, with hints that a deal might occur after the upcoming election. This conflicting stance reflects the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-stop-letting-democrats-corner-you-on-ivf\/\" title=\"Republicans, Stop Letting Democrats Corner You On IVF\">complex political landscape surrounding<\/a> U.S. policy on Iran, especially as midterm elections approach, influencing candidates\u2019 positions and strategies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not exactly a secret that the current Iran conflict has been massively polarizing.<\/p>\n<p>According to a September <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/09\/22\/politics\/cnn-poll-donald-trump-foreign-affairs-iran-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> poll conducted by SSRS, many Americans are simply <em>out <\/em>on the war.<\/p>\n<p>More Americans said that this war is hurting America (71 percent) than helping America (just 18 percent).<\/p>\n<p>That being said, this is a CNN poll, and certain sects of President Donald Trump\u2019s base are still fully behind him on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>But what this illustrates is that the average American \u2014 more likely than not \u2014 is vehemently opposed to this war.<\/p>\n<p>It goes without saying that that matters with the November midterms looming.<\/p>\n<p>And it could lead to peculiar situations where Trump-backed candidates are forced to distance themselves from the Iran war \u2014 like Republican Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers.<\/p>\n<p>Rogers is facing stiff competition from his Democratic counterpart, candidate Abdul El-Sayed. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlns.com\/your-local-election-hq\/el-sayed-narrowly-leads-rogers-in-michigan-senate-race-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WLNS-TV<\/a>, El-Sayed holds a slight lead over Rogers in polling just months before the midterms.<\/p>\n<p>Between the unpopularity of the Iran war and being behind in polls, it\u2019s little surprise that Rogers posted this message on X (and if one squints really hard, you can almost see him defying Trump on the matter):<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The war in Iran needs to end to bring costs down \u2014 but Michigan families can\u2019t afford to wait.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what we can do now: place a temporary embargo on Diesel exports. American energy should provide relief to American families first. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/15IS1tjnJS\">pic.twitter.com\/15IS1tjnJS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Rogers (@MikeRogersForMI) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeRogersForMI\/status\/2102115999025672433?\">September 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMichigan families are struggling with the price of everyday life,\u201d Rogers posted on Monday. \u201cGroceries cost too much. We have to bring prices down. The war with Iran needs to end, and end quickly. When it does, energy costs will plummet. But Michigan families can\u2019t afford to wait for that to happen. We need to do something now. I previously called for the suspension of the state and federal gas tax \u2014 70 cents a gallon. And another place we can start: diesel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiesel fuels the trucks that bring groceries to the store. It fuels the tractors that grow our food. And when diesel costs more, it costs more to grow it, ship it, stock it, and ultimately buy it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo until this war is over, I\u2019m calling for a temporary embargo on American diesel exports. Keep more American diesel here at home. Increase the supply available to our farmers, our truckers, and put downward pressure on diesel prices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause lowering the cost of moving and producing our food can help bring down the everyday costs families see right here at the grocery store. American energy should provide relief to American families first, and I\u2019ll fight to make life more affordable. Michigan, let\u2019s get to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Suggesting that this war \u201cneeds to end\u201d almost flies directly against Trump\u2019s characterization of the Iran war from just a day later, when the president spoke at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Trump made it seem like a deal \u2014 or total annihilation \u2014 were both on the table, though with no timetables.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWill a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before, or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic, and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again?\u201d Trump said at the event, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/trump-defends-iran-war-and-threatens-annihilation-at-un-general-assembly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PBS<\/a> transcripts. \u201cDo I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness or generations?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I believe we will make a deal right after the election, because it doesn\u2019t make sense for them not to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For candidates like Rogers, whom <a href=\"https:\/\/rogersforsenate.com\/news\/president-trump-endorses-mike-rogers-for-us-senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump backed<\/a>, a deal right after the election may be too late.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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