President Trump told reporters on Tuesday that he had attained his goal of dealing with Iran’s nuclear program and that gasoline prices in the United States would be coming down.
As fuel costs rise because of the war in Iran, surcharges are being added to the shipping cost of certain food items, such as seafood imported from far-flung locations.
Barely out of prototype testing, the Precision Strike Missile is shrouded in secrecy — including which Persian Gulf countries the Army is launching them from.
The commandos have not been assigned specific roles. But President Trump has expressed concern about the now-closed Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s store of enriched uranium.
Marines training in Okinawa, Japan, last year. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit have been sent to the Middle East, though it is unclear what they will be used for.
The Trump administration said the Middle East would “recede” in importance as the China challenge took priority. But the president started the war in Iran.
The Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson joins E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel to discuss Trump’s falling approval rating and what it portends for November.
The country found a home in the Middle East for its investments and growing markets for steel, electric vehicles and solar panels. Those are now at stake.