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…

The president's comments come as the prices of both crude oil and gasoline surge amid the war with Iran.