{"id":3187,"date":"2026-04-05T22:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T22:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=3187"},"modified":"2026-04-05T22:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T22:00:36","slug":"a-state-by-state-view-of-gas-prices-as-iran-war-pushes-markets-higher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=3187","title":{"rendered":"A state-by-state view of gas prices as Iran war pushes markets higher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/gas2.jpg\" \/>     <\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Big Money Show\u2019 panel breaks down surging markets, rising energy costs and mounting pressure on President Donald Trump as investors bet the Iran conflict may be nearing a turning point ahead of his highly anticipated address.<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices are continuing to climb as the ongoing conflict with Iran drives up crude oil costs, pushing prices higher at the pump nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>The national average now stands at $4.11 per gallon, up about 86 cents from a month ago, according to AAA. Costs are climbing across nearly every region, with some states already well above the U.S. average.<\/p>\n<p>On the West Coast, drivers are seeing the highest costs, with prices reaching $5.92 per gallon in California and $5.37 in Washington. Meanwhile, on the East Coast, gas prices have surpassed $4 in several areas, including $4.27 in Washington, D.C., and $4.06 in New York.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>JET FUEL SPIKES AS AIRLINES WARN SUPPLIES COULD RUN DRY WITHIN WEEKS<\/p>\n<p>In the Midwest, Illinois stands out at $4.29 per gallon, while much of the region remains in the mid-$3 range. Southern states remain comparatively cheaper, though prices are rising there as well. Texas and South Carolina are both averaging about $3.82, while Florida is higher at $4.20.<\/p>\n<p>Diesel has climbed to $5.61, up about $1.45 over the past month. As a key fuel for freight, shipping, and public transportation, it is particularly sensitive to refining capacity constraints and global supply disruptions.<\/p>\n<p>SAN FRANCISCO BECOMES FIRST US CITY WHERE DIESEL PRICES TOP $8 A GALLON<\/p>\n<p>A person grabs the nozzle for diesel fuel at a gas station. (Rebecca Noble\/Bloomberg\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>In San Francisco, prices have surged even higher. For the first time on record, average diesel costs have surpassed $8 per gallon, according to new data from GasBuddy \u2014 marking an unprecedented milestone for any U.S. city.<\/p>\n<p>The climbing fuel costs come as President Donald Trump issued a profanity-laced warning to Iran, giving the regime until Tuesday to allow vessels through the key waterway \u2014 or face strikes on its critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE<\/p>\n<p>A satellite image shows the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime passage connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, vital for global energy supply. (Amanda Macias\/Fox News Digital)<\/p>\n<p>The Strait of Hormuz, a waterway between Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Oman, is a critical energy choke point.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Open the F&#8212;&#8211; Strait, you crazy b&#8212;&#8212;-, or you\u2019ll be living in Hell &#8211; JUST WATCH!&#8221; Trump wrote in a Truth Social post to Iranian leaders.<\/p>\n<p>#statebystate #view #gas #prices #Iran #war #pushes #markets #higher<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018The Big Money Show\u2019 panel breaks down surging markets, rising energy costs and mounting pressure&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[419,1413,376,166,420,3298,7241,3267,684],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3187"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3187\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}