Iranian ex-minister says Hormuz tensions reached US voters through fuel prices

Former roads and urban development minister Mehrdad Bazrpash said that US President Donald Trump carried the tension of war to the Strait of Hormuz, but that its effects were felt at American fuel pumps and ultimately at the ballot box, according to Mehr News.

In a post on X, Bazrpash said the bill now sits on the White House desk, listing what he described as an energy shock, higher prices, public fatigue with war and, now, Trump's political defeat. He said the cost of warmongering cannot be paid with political bluff or the illusion of hegemony.

The remarks connect developments around the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global energy shipments, with domestic US political outcomes. Bazrpash's statement frames rising energy costs and public weariness with conflict as factors that carry political consequences for Washington.

The former minister did not provide specific figures or cite particular incidents in the post. His comments were carried by Mehr News.