Iran war fuels Iowa Republican political pivot as gas prices soar
The ongoing war in Iran is putting Iowa Republicans in a bind, as rising gas and diesel prices hammer the agricultural sector and put incumbents on increasingly difficult political terrain.
TL;DR
- The war in Iran is pressuring Iowa Republicans.
- Rising gas and diesel prices are affecting the agricultural sector.
- Incumbents face difficult political terrain.
- Reps. Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller Meeks supported a measure to end the war.