EDITORIAL. The US president seems not to have anticipated that, by triggering a conflict in the Middle East, energy prices would soar, punishing Americans when they go to gas stations. Ahead of the midterm elections, this comes as a miscalculation.

US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright argued that disruptions would be short-lived. 'Worst case, that's a few weeks. That's not months,' the US energy secretary told CNN. Oil and…

After oil prices surged on Monday the US president sought – and failed - to offer a clear vision for when the largest US intervention in the Middle East in years will end