Iran live updates: 7th killed service member is identified

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., criticized the administration for failing to give a clear rationale for war in Iran.

"If the case for war was strong, the story would be consistent and steady. Instead, it changes by the hour," Schumer said on the Senate floor.

"We heard this attack was defensive in nature. Then (Secretary of State Marco) Rubio said it was preemptive. Which one is it, Donald Trump? Regime change? Nuclear weapons? Missiles? An imminent threat to the homeland? Or a preemptive strike to stop future attacks on the region?" Schumer said. "When the rationale for war keeps shifting, the strategy is missing. And that's because there is no strategy. And when the strategy is missing, the risk grows."

Schumer warned against engaging in a prolonged contact.

"This is not a defensive war. This is not a necessary war. This is a war of choice," he said.

Schumer said Americans would prefer Trump focus on lowering costs at home.

-ABC News' Allie Pecorin

Thousands of Americans are stranded in the Middle East because of the severe restrictions on commercial air travel.

Asked by ABC News why there wasn't a plan to evacuate Americans, President Donald Trump said, "Well, because it happened to all very quickly."

"We thought, and I thought maybe more so than most, I could ask (Secretary of State) Marco (Rubio), but I thought we were going to have a situation where we were going to be attacked," he said. "They were getting ready to attack Israel. They were getting ready to attack others. You're seeing that right now. And a lot of those missiles that are hitting in those are stationary. Those were aimed there for a long period of time at these other countries."

-ABC News' Karen Travers

President Donald Trump slammed Spain and the United Kingdom on Tuesday over their cooperation with the Iran war during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

"We're going to cut off all trade with Spain," Trump said. "We don't want anything to do with Spain ... By the way, I'm not happy with the U.K. either."

He called the countries uncooperative.

He said his administration may enact embargoes on Spain. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Trump during the meeting that the Supreme Court "reaffirmed your ability to implement an embargo."

"Spain has been terrible. In fact, I told Scott (Bessent) to cut all dealings with Spain ... Spain has absolutely nothing that we need other than great people," Trump said.

Five top House Democrats, in a letter, ask the briefers from the Trump administration to address the legal justification, cost and goals of the military operations in Iran at the all-House members briefing today at 5:00 p.m.

The letter was sent to Hegseth, Rubio, Ratcliffe and Caine on Monday but was publicly released today.

"Congress has a constitutional responsibility in matters of war and that requires complete and candid information," the Democrats stated.

"A number of our brave service members have already lost their lives in this conflict, and the American people are entitled to clear answers, including why this conflict began, what objectives justify continued military engagement, and what guardrails are in place to prevent a broader or protracted regional war," the letter said.