{"id":77895,"date":"2026-04-28T16:55:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/gas-prices-jump-to-their-highest-level-since-start-of-iran-war\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T16:55:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:55:01","slug":"gas-prices-jump-to-their-highest-level-since-start-of-iran-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/gas-prices-jump-to-their-highest-level-since-start-of-iran-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices jump to their highest level since start of Iran war"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The average cost for a gallon of gasoline hit $4.18 on Tuesday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AAA<\/a>, the highest level since the<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/us-iran-tensions\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"> war in the Middle East<\/a><\/span> began.<\/p>\n<p>Gasoline prices, which have risen by $1.20 a gallon since the war started on Feb. 28, climbed nearly 7 cents overnight, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AAA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The latest increase follows a brief period of relief, when prices eased after hitting a recent high of $4.17 on April 9 as the U.S. and Iran appeared to be making progress toward a deal to end the war. The countries agreed to a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-trump-deadline-power-plants-human-chains-israel-train-strikes\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">two-week ceasefire<\/a><\/span> on April 8, which President Trump has <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-extending-ceasefire-in-iran-indefinitely-until-discussions-are-concluded\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">since extended<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, negotiations appear to have lost momentum in recent days, dashing hopes for a quick resolution to the war and sending oil prices higher.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"min-height:565px\" id=\"datawrapper-vis-FinjE\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/FinjE\/full.png\" alt=\"Gas prices over time (Line chart)\"\/><\/div>\n<p> <amp-iframe width=\"100\" height=\"100\" layout=\"responsive\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin\" resizable=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/FinjE\/\"> <\/amp-iframe><\/div>\n<p>Oil <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-war-gas-prices-gallon-crude-oil-chart\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">accounts for 51%<\/a><\/span> of the cost of a gallon of gas, making it the biggest determinant of what Americans pay at the pump. As of Tuesday morning, Brent, the international benchmark, was hovering around $111 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, was just below $100 a barrel.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Strait [of Hormuz] is not reopened \u2014 there&#8217;s no cohesive plan for reopening it \u2014 and now negotiations have been basically stopped,&#8221; said Patrick De Haan, a petroleum expert at GasBuddy. &#8220;So oil&#8217;s been slowly recapturing some of what it gave up after the ceasefire was announced.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Monday that<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>President Trump met with his national security team to discuss a proposal from Iran that would allow for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but delay nuclear negotiations. However, Leavitt said she didn&#8217;t want to go so far as to say the administration was &#8220;considering&#8221; the Iranian proposal.<\/p>\n<p>Residents in Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana could see a particularly large increase at the pump, due to local refinery issues, such as a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/nipsco-power-outages-northwest-indiana\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">power outage<\/a><\/span> at a Northwest Indiana facility, De Haan said. That, along with another snag at an Illinois plant, has pushed wholesale gas prices up by approximately 40 to 50 cents from their previous high on April 7, according to De Haan.<\/p>\n<h2>Rising gas prices deliver blow to U.S. consumers<\/h2>\n<p>Higher gas prices are perhaps the most visible financial blow U.S. consumers have experienced since the war started.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Over the last two months, Americans have spent $150 more on gas than they would have if it stayed below $3 a gallon, according to Neale Mahoney, an economics professor at Stanford University. By the end of the year, Mahoney predicts Americans will have spent roughly $800 more on gas than they would have if prices followed their pre-war trajectory.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s enough to\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/gas-prices-iran-war-tax-refunds-stanford\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">swallow the fatter tax refunds<\/a><\/span> Americans received this year as a result of the &#8220;One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act&#8221; passed last year. The average refund was up $333 compared to last year, according to the latest IRS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom\/filing-season-statistics-for-week-ending-april-17-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Even if the war ends and traffic resumes through the Strait of Hormuz, economists predict consumers will likely be stuck with elevated gas prices for the remainder of the year. Gas prices typically rise much faster after crude spikes than they recede when oil drops, a phenomenon known as the &#8220;rockets and feathers&#8221; principle. Getting damaged energy infrastructure back online could also pose a challenge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You can&#8217;t just turn on the supply of oil and gasoline like a switch,&#8221; Mahoney said.<\/p>\n<p>Mahoney predicts gas prices will remain above $4 over the summer and then start to come down in the fall.<\/p>\n<h2>Threats to the economy<\/h2>\n<p>Higher gas prices could\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-war-economic-impact-gas-prices-inflation-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">take a serious toll<\/a><\/span> on the economy as customers rein in their spending, threatening overall GDP growth, experts have warned. About 70 cents of every $1 of GDP stems from consumer spending. <\/p>\n<p>Customers haven&#8217;t pulled back yet on trips to the pump, mainly because they can&#8217;t this time of year, according to De Haan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s not really much opportunity for people right now to cut back,&#8221;\u00a0 he said. &#8220;People aren&#8217;t on vacation, kids are in school, people are doing their nine-to-five grind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, as Americans begin to spend more on gas, that could reduce their spending in other areas, Mahoney noted. Higher diesel prices also threaten to increase the cost of food and other consumer goods as transportation costs grow. As of Tuesday, diesel was $5.46 a gallon, up $1.70 since the war began, according to <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/gas-oil-prices-cost-iran-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">AAA<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The impact of higher energy costs is most immediately felt and seen at the pump, but they raise costs more broadly,&#8221; Mahoney said. &#8220;You&#8217;ll see airfares going up if you&#8217;re searching for a summer vacation, and we see it in grocery prices,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<p class=\"content__meta--editors\">\n      Edited by<\/p>\n<p>                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/aimee-picchi\/\" class=\"byline__author__link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Aimee  Picchi<\/a>\n                      <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"chartbeat\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation 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