Iran conflict poses new risk to US economic resilience

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - A U.S. economy that has weathered a year of trade, immigration and other shocks now faces a new test likely to ratchet up uncertainty after President Donald Trump's decision to launch open-ended attacks against Iran with the stated goal of toppling the Middle Eastern country's long-ruling Islamist government. With counter-strikes underway throughout the ‌region and Trump saying the conflict could go on for weeks at least, analysts focused on a long li ...