GOP chair laments Trump’s Iran war driving costs so high farmers now ‘losing money’

A top Republican senator is warning that farmers are already feeling the financial squeeze from rising energy prices tied to the U.S. military conflict with Iran.

Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), who chairs the Senate Agriculture Committee, said Monday that farmers, a key constituency for President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement, will soon need additional federal aid as costs for gasoline, diesel, and fertilizer surge.

“I think very definitely that they’re going to need additional help,”...