# Iran highlights war costs ahead of US midterms

https://mins.news/en/item/103572

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-16 18:21 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/16/how-iran-messaging-highlights-cost-of-war-ahead-of-us-midterm-elections?traffic_source=rss

> Iranian officials are using English-language statements and state-affiliated media to stress that the war has driven up oil prices and hurt the US economy. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has also pointed to inflation, fuel costs and military spending in messages targeting US officials, seeking to raise the political cost of the war for Trump.

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