President Donald Trump’s efforts to stabilize prices at the pump underscore the unique role oil and gasoline play in the economy — and American voters’ perceptions of it.

President Donald Trump sought to assure ⁠Americans ⁠on Wednesday that rising gas prices because ⁠of the Iran war are a temporary phenomenon, as he traveled to Kentucky and Ohio to ​refocus on domestic...

Just days ago, Trump said that he would not stop the war until Iran’s “unconditional surrender”.