There is no question Donald Trump’s deeply unpopular war with Iran is already costing taxpayers billions. But the real cost of the war is hitting working Americans right where it hurts: at the gas pump. In just two weeks, gas prices have soared to astronomical levels, setting multi-year highs with little sign of relief in sight.
This was always on the table when Trump opted to strike Iran. His advisors warned him in advance that Iran could block the Strait of Hormuz, upend global energy markets, and cause fuel prices to skyrocket. He launched airstrikes despite leaving the US exposed to oil shocks after he failed to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Worse still, Trump’s war with Iran is hitting home right as Americans are already dealing with GOP policies that have led to mass layoffs, zero job growth, and raised prices on everything from health insurance premiums – all to give billionaires more tax breaks, and themselves golden ballrooms and taxpayer-funded private jets. Read more about the cost of Trump’s war with Iran at the pump:
HEADLINES
- Forbes: Gas Prices Could Near $4 Per Gallon Next Week, Analyst Warns
- New York Times: Iran War Causing Largest Ever Oil Disruption, I.E.A. Say
- Financial Times: Soaring fuel prices to cast long shadow across US economy
- Axios: Trump’s energy chief: “No guarantees” gas prices will fall in weeks
- Wall Street Journal: Oil Industry Warns Trump Administration That Fuel Crunch Will Likely Worsen
- The Mirror (US): Nightmare for Trump as US gas surges to $3.72 amid Iran war driving highest costs in three years
- WANE 15: Gas prices jumped 80 cents nationally in the last month and may not be done rising according to GasBuddy
IN THE STATES
- ARIZONA: Arizona prices at pump jump more than $1. When will gas prices drop? (The Arizona Republic)
- ARKANSAS: Arkansas gas prices jump nearly 23 cents a gallon in one week (KNOE)
- ALABAMA: Gas prices in Birmingham jump nearly 40 cents in a week, averaging $3.40 a gallon (WBMA)
- CALIFORNIA: Southern California gas prices are on the rise (NBC Los Angeles)
- COLORADO: Gas prices jump again: Colorado average rises to $3.82 a gallon (KKTV)
- CONNECTICUT: Here’s how much CT gasoline prices have gone up (Hartford Business Journal)
- FLORIDA: Florida gas prices surge nearly a full dollar in 12 days (Orlando Sentinel)
- FLORIDA: Florida gas prices hit 2.5-year high, AAA warns of further increases (WFTV)
- GEORGIA: Gas prices continue to climb across Georgia and the U.S (WALB)
- IDAHO: Idaho gas prices jump 77 cents in a week to $3.67 a gallon, AAA says (KBOI)
- ILLINOIS: Gas prices continue their double digit increase in Peoria area, Gas Buddy reports (WMBD)
- IOWA: Iowa gas prices hit $3.34 a gallon, up 16.5 cents in a week, GasBuddy reports (KGAN)
- KENTUCKY: Gas prices jump again in Louisville as war with Iran continues, GasBuddy reports (WHAS11)
- MAINE: Maine gas prices continue to rise amid national fuel cost surge (WABI)
- MARYLAND: Maryland drivers frustrated by skyrocketing gas prices as war with Iran continues (CBS News)
- MASSACHUSETTS: Gas prices in Massachusetts surge 24 cents in a week, according to AAA (CBS News)
- MONTANA: Montana Gas Prices Soar by 23.3 Cents, Averaging $3.35 Statewide (KGVO)
- MICHIGAN: Michigan gas prices jump 20% — and likely to keep rising (Detroit Free Press)
- MINNESOTA: Gas in St. Cloud is nearly $1 more per gallon amid Iran war (St. Cloud Times)
- NEVADA: Iran war pushes gas prices over $4.60 per gallon in Las Vegas (FOX 5)
- NEW YORK: ‘Highest levels in years’: New report shows increase in Rochester’s gas prices (RochesterFirst)
- RHODE ISLAND: RI Gas Prices Surge From $2.86 to $3.56 in a Month, Warnings About Supply and Price (GoLocalProv)
- SOUTH CAROLINA: S.C. gas prices continue to surge (Charleston City Paper)
- TENNESSEE: Local Gas Prices Continue To Rise, Up Just Over 28 Cents In The Past Week (Chattanooga Pulse)
- TEXAS: Abilene gas prices climb as war with Iran continues (KTXS)
- UTAH: Gas Prices Keep Going Up As War With Iran Continues (Mid-Utah Radio)
- VIRGINIA: Virginia gas prices spike 20 cents in past week as war in Iran pushes fuel costs up (WJLA)
- WASHINGTON: Seattle gas prices spike to $5+ a gallon as tensions in the Middle East escalate (KOMO)
- WISCONSIN: Wisconsin gas prices jump 20 cents this week amid war with Iran (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
- WYOMING: Gas Prices Soar Across Wyoming, Rising Nearly 80 Cents in a Month (K2 Radio)
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