‘Foreign policy is the economy’: How Iran war is shaping US midterm vote

In a Michigan Senate debate, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed linked rising gasoline and grocery costs to the US-Israel war on Iran. He called for a War Powers Resolution to constrain President Donald Trump’s ability to continue the conflict, contrasting his position with that of Republican rival Mike Rogers, who is backed by Trump. Democrats across Michigan are emphasising their opposition to the war to appeal to voters squeezed by rising living costs. Jonathan Guyer of the Institute for Global Affairs said the conflict has made foreign policy effectively an economic issue for voters.