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While Washington spins the latest economic data and billionaires hedge their bets, working Americans are feeling the very real squeeze of rising costs, and sudden instability. HuffPost reports on the real economy – the one that impacts you.

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In an interview with Fox News' Bret Baier on Monday, Vice President JD Vance accused Iran of waging "economic terrorism" by blocking the Strait of Hormuz, while describing the U.S. blockade on ships calling at Iranian ports as a proportional response.