WATCH: Are Republicans Holding Trump Responsible for Rising Oil Prices?

President Donald Trump recently claimed that the Iran war would end "immediately" after the United States mid‑term elections, a statement that coincided with a sharp climb in oil prices.

On Wednesday, Brent futures surged to roughly $100 a barrel following reports that U.S. forces and Iranian-backed groups targeted tankers in the Gulf of Oman and that Houthi rebels struck oil facilities in Saudi Arabia.

At the Republican Party’s first midterms convention in Texas, BBC correspondent Sarah Smith asked delegates whether they believed the rising energy costs would influence their votes. While some Republicans blamed the price spike on Trump’s warning about the Iran conflict, others argued that global supply disruptions were to blame.

Analysts weigh whether blaming Trump could help the GOP in a tight electoral race. Democrats argue that the higher costs disproportionately hurt working‑class voters, while some independents see the issue as a non‑issue.

The next weeks will reveal whether oil concerns will shift the focus of the campaign, or whether traditional party loyalties will prevail.