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Gas prices jump across U.S. as conflict with Iran escalates

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AAA says the national average for a gallon of gas has jumped to $4 once again amid recent escalations in the U.S.' war with Iran, causing many Americans to struggle. Kris Van Cleave reports.

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  1. NBC News

    Gas prices rise as U.S. and Iran escalate attacks (opens NBC News)

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    Oil prices spiked more than four percent today and gas prices are back near four dollars a gallon as traffic through the critical Strait of Hormuz has been dropping while the U.S. and Iran launch new rounds of attacks. NBC News’ Keir Simmons reports.

  2. Just the News

    Average U.S. gasoline prices hit $4 per gallon again as hostilities with Iran resume (opens Just the News)

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    Indiana had the cheapest average gas price, at $3.35, while California drivers were paying the most, at $5.50 per gallon.

  3. KOB 4

    US gas prices hit an average of $4 a gallon again as the US and Iran launch attacks (opens KOB 4)

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    U.S. gas prices have jumped to an average of $4 a gallon again as the U.S. and Iran launch more attacks. According to AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now back to $4. The average price a year ago was $3.14 a gallon.

  4. KOB 4

    US gas prices back up to an average of $4 a gallon as Iran war heats up (opens KOB 4)

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    U.S. gas prices have jumped to an average of $4 a gallon again as the U.S. and Iran launch more attacks. According to AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now back to $4. The average price a year ago was $3.14 a gallon.

  5. KOB 4

    US gas prices back up to an average of $4 a gallon again as the US and Iran launch attacks (opens KOB 4)

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    U.S. gas prices have jumped to an average of $4 a gallon again as the U.S. and Iran launch more attacks. According to AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now back to $4. The average price a year ago was $3.14 a gallon.

  6. Axios

    Gas again tops $4 per gallon as Iran fighting persists (opens Axios)

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    Drivers can expect pump shock déjà vu as the national average gas price again climbed over $4 per gallon today, as President Trump appears poised to escalate the war in Iran. The big picture: Tanker traffic is once again being choked in the Strait of Hormuz after fighting between Iran and the U.S.

  7. KTSM 9 News

    Gas hits $4 a gallon again as US and Iran launch attacks (opens KTSM 9 News)

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    The average price a year ago was $3.14 a gallon.

  8. Forbes

    U.S. Gas Prices Top $4 Again As Iran War Continues To Escalate (opens Forbes)

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    Global oil prices briefly touched $90 per gallon early on Monday before both countries signaled a willingness to resume talks.

  9. Quartz

    Gas prices are back at $4 a gallon as U.S.-Iran attacks resume (opens Quartz)

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    The national average climbed 13 cents from a week ago, with diesel now at $5.11 a gallon and oil topping $90 a barrel

  10. FOX8 WGHP

    Gas prices hit $4 a gallon as Iran war intensifies (opens FOX8 WGHP)

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    The average price a year ago was $3.14 a gallon.

  11. Wfmy News 2

    Average gas prices in the US hit $4 again (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    According to AAA's data, the national average for a gallon of gas hit $4.003 Monday.

  12. Washington Examiner

    Gas prices top $4 per gallon on average after brief dip (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The average price of a gallon of gas in the United States climbed to over $4 per gallon on Monday morning, reaching its highest price in over a month since the U.S. and Iran resumed consecutive airstrikes. AAA tagged Monday morning’s national average price for a regular tank of gas at $4.

  13. CBS News

    Gas prices top $4 a gallon again as U.S.-Iran conflict escalates (opens CBS News)

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    The national average for a gallon of gas reached $4.003 on Monday, the first time in over a month it has crossed that threshold, AAA data shows.

  14. PBS NewsHour

    U.S. gas prices hit an average of $4 a gallon again as the U.S. and Iran launch attacks (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The price is a national average, meaning drivers in some states have been paying well over $4 a gallon for a while now.

  15. Fast Company

    Gas is averaging $4 a gallon, again, as the U.S. and Iran launch more attacks (opens Fast Company)

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    U.S. gas prices jumped to an average of $4 a gallon again Monday as the U.S. and Iran launched more attacks . According to motor club federation AAA , the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now back to $4. The average price a year ago was $3.14 a gallon.

  16. New York Post

    US gas price average jumps to $4 a gallon as US and Iran intensify attacks (opens New York Post)

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    As the attacks between the US and Iran continue, the average price of gas is now at $4 a gallon. It previously dipped in mid-June, but has since gone back up.

  17. The National Pulse

    Gas Prices Surge Past $4 Amid Escalating Iran War. (opens The National Pulse)

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    Gas prices in the United States have risen above $4 per gallon nationally for the first time in over a month, driven by rising oil costs and escalating clashes between the U.S. and Iran.

  18. ABC 30 Fresno

    Gas prices top $4 a gallon as Iran war escalates (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    After declining for weeks, gas prices are rising again.

  19. CBS News

    Gas prices jump across U.S. as conflict with Iran escalates (opens CBS News)

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    AAA says the national average for a gallon of gas has jumped to $4 once again amid recent escalations in the U.S.' war with Iran, causing many Americans to struggle. Kris Van Cleave reports.

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