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“How Trump’s ‘little detour’ to Iran became a roadblock in the midterm elections When President Donald Trump launched his war on Iran, he said it would last a matter of weeks WASHINGTON -- Noor Dubow says he regularly votes for Republican candidates who he…”

“Trump insists while campaigning, vowing that interest rates and oil prices will plunge once the war with Iran — which he started — comes to an end.”

“He said too many Democrats have overlooked small communities like this one – areas where some Iowans say they're reeling from the economic fallout of Trump's seesaw tariff policies and the Iran war.”

“York said, blaming the higher prices on the Iran war.”

“The figures will likely underscore the lingering impact of the Iran war on gas prices and the stubborn persistence of inflation, which has fallen sharply from a 9.1% peak in 2022 but has ticked higher since the war began in late February.”

“But with Election Day less than a month away, Trump’s poor approval ratings, the Iran war and soaring gas prices have threatened Republicans in virtually every state.”

“This comes as diesel fuel prices have jumped by nearly 60% since the conflict began at the end of February and as voters sour on the president -- a CNN poll conducted last week found 67% of Americans disapproved of Trump's job performance and 73% disapproved…”

“While some Republican senators have grown increasingly critical of the war and its impact on diesel and gasoline prices, they have also stopped short of supporting measures that could directly challenge President Donald Trump's policy.”