By Matt Spetalnick and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump ends the third week of the Iran war confronting a crisis that seems to be slipping out of his hands: Global energy prices are surging,

Trump jokingly referred to the initial strikes on Iran to the attack on Pearl Harbor while seated next to Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

In the first days of the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran, Mr. Trump pressed for a popular uprising against Tehran’s government.

The U.S. was informed about Israel’s plans to strike Iran’s massive South Pars natural gas field, but did not take part in it, according to an AP source who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The Federal Reserve weighs interest rate cuts as the Iran war complicates the inflation fight. Rising oil prices have created a challenging policy dilemma for the central bank.

It is unclear under what circumstances President Trump would authorize the use of U.S. troops on the ground in Iran.

A political expert told Newsweek it would be "incredibly rare to see a sitting president fall this far and actually climb back."

The costly Iran War is accelerating a shift the Pentagon has pursued for years to make “bigger, longer deals" with defense contractors