Trump Confronting Economic Stresses From War With Iran
If the economy falters, political pressure on the president will build.
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President Donald Trump seems torn between two familiar — and sometimes conflicting — impulses on Iran: taking bold action to remake the global order and keeping the US economy and financial markets humming.