Trump told a Nebraska rally crowd that losing Los Angeles or San Diego would be "a small price to pay" in the Iran war, drawing furious pushback and raising fresh worry about the war's cost to the economy.

• Trump dismissed high gas prices as "artificial" and said the war would end soon, one way or another.
• California Governor Gavin Newsom called the remarks deranged and dangerous; San Diego's mayor said his city is not expendable.
• The two cities hold more than 10 million people and major military bases.
• The war has already dragged on far longer than promised, and the timeline now stretches toward the midterms.
• Shipping trouble is spreading, with Turkey holding up traffic in the Red Sea on top of the Strait of Hormuz squeeze.

Outlook: Gas prices and war costs look set to stay high into the midterms, keeping the pressure on voters and on Trump.