India, July 19 -- Gas prices in the United States are rising again after fighting between the US and Iran started once more. Earlier, many Republicans believed falling gas prices would help improve voters' views on inflation before the midterm elections. But that hope has weakened because the Iran peace deal backed by President Donald Trump has fallen apart and the conflict has restarted.

Lower gas prices are one of the easiest ways for Americans to feel relief from high inflation because people buy fuel almost every week. President Trump has repeatedly said gas prices would "drop like a rock" once the war ended. However, the fighting is continuing, making it difficult for gas prices to fall. Before the US launched attacks on February 28...