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Trump's Iran war, high gas prices and affordability issues are impacting midterm voters
President Trump shared some mixed messaging on Iran ahead of the midterm elections. This comes as the war's economic consequences weigh heavily on many. CBS News' Nicole Sganga has more. CBS News 24/7 is the premier anchored streaming news service from CBS News and Stations that is available free to
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What the coverage shows
Both outlets center Trump and Iran, but they frame the story differently. Fox News foregrounds Trump’s “soft war” remark on Hannity and includes the detail that it came hours after the US struck Iran’s Qeshm Island, while The Guardian US turns the headline into a question about whether Trump will relaunch a war after the midterm elections and says reports have suggested a new bombing campaign. The Guardian’s extract is the only one that explicitly raises the post-midterm angle as an open question.
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