President Donald Trump is coming under increasing pressure to cut household costs as he seeks to broker a more permanent peace deal with Iran.

Six months before November’s midterm elections, nearly two-thirds of polling respondents disapprove of the job Trump is doing regarding the economy, as the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz has choked off one-fifth of the world’s oil supply and raised gasoline prices.

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