US midterms: Democrats link Iran war to higher gas and grocery prices
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Al Jazeera reports Democrats in Michigan and other states are tying the eight-month US-Israel war on Iran to rising fuel and food costs ahead of the November vote.
Al Jazeera reports that in the Michigan Senate debate on Wednesday, Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed blamed the eight-month US-Israel war on Iran for higher gas and grocery prices, calling for a War Powers Resolution to limit President Trump’s authority to continue the conflict. [1]
The outlet notes that average US petrol prices have risen from under $3 to more than $4.27 per gallon since the war began on February 28, and that an IGA survey found 81 percent of respondents believe the conflict has increased living costs. [1]
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- ‘Foreign policy is the economy’: How Iran war is shaping US midterm vote
Al Jazeera · · Excerpt