{"id":2577716,"date":"2026-03-09T12:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emmer-urges-calm-as-oil-prices-spike-due-to-iran-war\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T12:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:11:12","slug":"emmer-urges-calm-as-oil-prices-spike-due-to-iran-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emmer-urges-calm-as-oil-prices-spike-due-to-iran-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmer urges calm as oil prices spike due to Iran war"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Femmer-urges-calm-as-oil-prices-spike-due-to-iran-war%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2577716&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Republican leader Tom Emmer urged calm as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-la-calle-the-hbo-doc-on-venezuelas-collapse-that-fails-to-mention-socialism\/\" title=\"\u2018A La Calle\u2019 : The HBO Doc On Venezuela\u2019s Collapse That Fails To Mention Socialism\">oil prices spiked<\/a> on Iran-related tensions, arguing the rise would be temporary adn a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/corporate-america-wants-to-delay-women-workers-having-kids\/\" title=\"Corporate America Wants To Delay Women Workers Having Kids\">short-term cost<\/a> for longer-term peace and security. Crude briefly reached about $119.50 a barrel before retreating and then hovered near $100, a level not seen since 2022. President Donald Trump echoed the assessment, saying the price increase would be temporary. The volatility threatens to complicate the GOP\u2019s affordability messaging ahead of the 2026 elections, especially <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >amid broader economic concerns<\/a> such as rising gas prices and a February jobs report showing 92,000 lost jobs. Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, emphasize focusing on policies that improve Americans\u2019 lives and resisting endless Middle East involvement. Some Republicans acknowledge the political risks and the potential to undermine affordability. Emmer and other House Republicans met in Florida for a three-day conference to sharpen their messaging for the 2026 race.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Emmer urges calm as oil prices spike due to Iran war: &lsquo;Prices will tumble&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2525050\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House Majority Whip <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tom-emmer\/\">Tom Emmer <\/a>(R-MN) urged calm on Monday after the price of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oil\/\">crude oil<\/a> surged due to fallout from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a> war.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, crude oil prices climbed to $119.50 a barrel before <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/tradingeconomics.com\/commodity\/crude-oil\">falling back<\/a>. They leveled off to hover around $100 per barrel by late Monday morning. Oil prices had not surged this high since 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/travel\/4484944\/airport-chaos-escalates-pressure-resolve-dhs-government-shutdown\/\">Airport chaos escalates pressure to resolve DHS government shutdown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4483445\/what-still-missing-epstein-files-doj-begins-restore-removed-documents\/\">What&#8217;s still missing from Epstein files? 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Voters also face broader economic signs, such as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy\/4484364\/iran-war-impact-oil-price-more\/\">rising gas prices<\/a> and a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4483115\/economy-lost-jobs-february-key-facts-figures\/\">February economic report showing <\/a>92,000 jobs lost.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4477204\/democrats-seize-anti-war-fervor-ding-trump-iran\/\">Democrats have seized<\/a> on the uncertainty surrounding what could be a prolonged conflict in the Middle East.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The American people want us to focus on making their life better, making their life more affordable, not getting involved in another endless war in the Middle East that is going to end in failure,&rdquo; House Minority Leader<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"790\"> Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) said on CNN last week.<\/p>\n<p>Some Republicans have also acknowledged the potential political risks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4482127\/iran-spray-pray-strategy-widen-battlefield-spread-consequences\/\">IRAN&rsquo;S SPRAY-AND-PRAY STRATEGY AIMS TO WIDEN THE BATTLEFIELD, SPREAD CONSEQUENCES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a lot of things that run the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4483891\/iran-war-risks-ballot-box-backlash-gop-undermining-affordability\/\">risk of undermining affordability<\/a>, and I would say this is a piece of that puzzle,&rdquo; Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Emmer and House Republicans gathered in Doral, Florida, for a three-day conference aimed at sharpening their political messaging for the 2026 elections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emmer urges calm as oil spikes on Iran war, prices fall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2577717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26043545207045.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[20628,75072,75385],"class_list":["post-2577716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-emmer","tag-iran-war","tag-oil-prices-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26043545207045.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2577716"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2577720,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577716\/revisions\/2577720"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2577717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2577716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2577716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2577716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}