US Voters Reject Trump's "Inexpensive Price to Pay" Framing on Iran War Gas Costs
β½ HOMEFRONT β Trump's base absorbing $100 oil while he calls it a bargain. π LOOK CLOSER: Voter dissent on war costs is the variable Tehran's diplomats track most carefully. If domestic pain erodes Trump's political margin, his "deciding mode" between deal and destruction shifts β not on strategy, but on polls. Qatar's shuttle and Pezeshkian's UNGA presence are timed exactly for this window. The war's exit ramp runs through the gas pump.