War with Iran, at the ballot box; Warning in the Republican camp Trump calls the war against Iran "a small deviation from the main course", but the AP report paints a different picture: a war of almost eight months, rising fuel prices and the stress of life have made it difficult for the Republican candidates to keep the majority in Congress; This too for a president who promised to keep America out of foreign wars. From promising a few weeks of war to voter fatigue according to IRNA from the Associated Press, at the start of the war, Trump predicted the conflict would only last a few weeks. Now, the continuation of the war and the high cost of energy has become an issue that his party's candidates must answer to the voters. A joint poll by the Associated Press and the Nour Center for Public Opinion Research at the University of Chicago, released last week, shows that voters in both parties want the next Congress to focus on reducing the cost of living and ending the war with Iran. At the same time, the scope of regional conflicts also expanded. The Associated Press mentioned the attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure and airports, the attacks by the Riyadh-led coalition in Yemen, and the announcement of the reduction of the staff of four American embassies in the Middle East; Developments that complicate the prospect of ending the crisis. gasoline over four dollars; Pressure beyond the gas pump According to this report, the national average price of gasoline has remained above four dollars a gallon since mid-June, and the price of diesel fuel is still near its historic high. The increase in the cost of energy transferred the pressure to different sectors of the economy. The Associated Press writes that even in states such as Iowa, Kansas, Ohio and Texas, which are generally considered Republican bases, it became a problem for the party's candidates and made the competition against the Democrats worse. Warnings Began Summer Five Republican strategists who have worked on major election contests or advised campaign managers told The Associated Press earlier this summer that continuing the war could hurt the party's candidates.