Voter dissatisfaction with elevated fuel prices caused by the Middle East conflict emerged as a key issue ahead of the next month's U.S. midterm elections

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U.S. President Donald Trump stated that Washington was deliberating whether to end the Iran war that began on February 28 quickly through major attacks or rely on a naval blockade and sanctions

A U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports has restricted Iranian crude oil exports and caused medicine shortages inside Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump hinted at a rally in Florida that the U.S. military may launch a new bombing campaign against Iran following the November 3, 2026 U.S. midterm elections

A Pew Research Center poll conducted from September 28 to October 4, 2026 found that roughly two-thirds of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's handling of the Iran war that began on February 28

A Pew Research Center poll conducted from September 28 to October 4, 2026 found that roughly half of Americans expect the Iran war that began on February 28 to continue for more than another year

Basic grocery prices in Iran increased steeply during the eight-month war that began on February 28, 2026, with staple food prices rising over 60 percent for rice and over 150 percent for beef

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that reducing energy prices depends on resolving the military conflict with Iran, noting that the United States is experiencing an energy shock

Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Officer Amin Nasser stated that capacity on the East-West pipeline bypassing the Strait of Hormuz surged threefold from 2 million to 7 million barrels daily amid the energy crisis caused by the Iran war

President Donald Trump blamed Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries for rising fuel prices ahead of the November 3, 2026 U.S. midterm elections

Financial strain from the U.S. blockade has forced the Iranian regime to withhold salaries, pensions, and benefits across energy, manufacturing, construction, and security sectors.

U.S. Central Command chief Adm. Brad Cooper stated that a U.S. naval blockade has prevented Iran from exporting at least $25 billion worth of crude oil.

Approximately half of Canadian firms surveyed by the Bank of Canada plan to pass on cost increases from the Iran war and trade tariffs to customers over the next 12 months.

Global energy costs and oil prices soared following the February 2026 launch of a war on Iran by the United States and Israel, creating inflationary pressures on low-income importing nations.

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that high inflation acts as a tax on the poor and that war spillovers threaten energy and food security in low-income nations.

In the first part of 2026, several conferences were cancelled, postponed, or retooled in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar when those countries bore the brunt of attacks linked to the US-Israeli war with Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump stated in an interview published October 15, 2026, that he has ruled out using nuclear weapons or deploying ground troops in Iran

Shipping disruptions and reduced oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz in October 2026 have increased global energy prices and driven up global inflation

U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he expects a deal ending the US-Israeli war with Iran to be reached following the U.S. midterm elections on November 3, 2026

Daily oil transit through the Strait of Hormuz dropped from nearly 20.8 million barrels on October 8, 2026, to 2.9 million barrels on October 11, 2026, according to Kpler data

White House advisers privately expressed uncertainty regarding whether President Donald Trump's commitment to refrain from military actions before the November 2026 midterm elections would remain definitive.