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Trump's Iran conflict faces midterm election dilemma over oil prices

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Former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross suggests President Trump faces a political dilemma regarding the conflict with Iran ahead of the midterm elections. Trump must either maintain military engagement, risking voter anger over high oil prices, or withdraw, potentially appearing weak and allowing Democrats to criticize the outcome. Ross believes Iran is betting on outlasting Trump politically, while the conflict's impact on oil prices presents the most significant risk to Trump's electoral prospects. AI

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Trump's Iran conflict faces midterm election dilemma over oil prices

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Eleanor Pringle ·

    Trump faces a Catch-22 on Iran because of midterms, says his former commerce secretary: Face inflation furor, or withdraw and look weak

    "The war itself in a kind of technical sense, is over ...The question is, can we win the peace? And that's what Hormuz is about," Trump's former commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, exclusively tells Fortune.

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