00:00The foreign policy fallout from Washington's conflict with Iran is hitting ham for the U.S. voters.
00:08To analyze how the world is shaping the electoral landscape, we join Dan Upright in Boston.
00:16Good afternoon, thank you.
00:18Trump's war of choice on Iran has become an unusually important midterm issue because voters are feeling it at the
00:25pump.
00:25Gallup ranks Iran third among issues voters call extremely important.
00:30Gasoline is about $4.25, up 42 percent since fighting began.
00:36The war was sold as preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, although it never had one.
00:42U.S.'s own intelligence says Iran's weapons program ended in 2003.
00:47The Obama-era nuclear deal imposed limits and inspections before Trump withdrew in 2018.
00:54By mid-June, Reuters had cataloged more than 30 times when Trump had said a deal or an end to
01:01the war was close.
01:02Yet the conflict continues.
01:04U.S. bases and allies remain threatened, and the Strait of Hormuz is still effectively closed.
01:11The Pentagon now puts direct military costs above $47 million.
01:16Brown University estimates higher gasoline and diesel prices alone have cost U.S. households about $1,100 each so far,
01:25with higher transport and fertilizer costs also feeding into food and other goods.
01:29Only about a third approve of Trump's handling of the war.
01:33Reuters Ipsos finds 78 percent blame his policies for rising prices.
01:38Along with tariffs, Iran has become a major pocketbook liability for Republicans this midterm election.
01:46From Boston, Dan Albright, Telesor.
01:48Back to you.
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