How Iran messaging highlights cost of war ahead of US midterm elections - British Caribbean News

Iran has been using messaging aimed at the American public to emphasize the economic cost of the war launched by the United States and Israel, ahead of the next month’s US midterm elections. Iranian officials have published pieces in state-affiliated outlets claiming the conflict is driving up oil prices and harming the US economy. Iran’s chief negotiator and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has also targeted US officials over rising inflation and military spending, sharing social media posts that referenced inflation at 3.7% in the previous month. The article says Iran disrupted shipping in the Strait of Hormuz after the war began on Feb. 28, pushing energy prices higher; AAA data cited diesel at $6.33 per gallon and gas at $4.33, compared with pre-war levels below $3.