Trump needs to make the 15-second case for Iran being worth $4 gas — and fast

Published September 25, 2026 8:00am ET

While the critical importance of the Iran conflict is obvious to experienced national security experts, the unprincipled political opposition has been louder and more attractive to normal citizens whose only immediate concern is gasoline prices.

In a world of 15-second attention spans, lacking any evidence of sequential thought, the overwhelmingly stronger pro-conflict case must be spoon-fed to the electorate as midterm elections approach.