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Gas prices likely to rise 'very quickly' as oil surges amid Iran war
Yahoo Finance· 2026-03-02 17:49
Gasoline prices rose to just under $3 on Monday as oil prices surged amid a widening Middle East war. The national average at the pump rose to just under $3 per gallon, up about $0.01 from Sunday. Drivers can expect to see steeper increases in the coming days as a jump in oil prices following this weekend's outbreak of conflict in the Middle East filters through to retail gas stations. "It's going to be very quickly," Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy, told Yahoo Finance. De Ha ...