U.S. gasoline prices are rising again and reach or approach the $4-per-gallon mark as the standoff between the United States and Iran intensifies. Several outlets cite AAA data showing the national average hitting about $4 on Monday—described as the first time in more than a month it crosses that level. CBS News reports the average at $4.003. Other reporting says prices climbed about 13 cents from roughly a week earlier.
At the same time, oil markets firm. Forbes and other sources note crude prices briefly trade around the $90-per-barrel area, with Brent mentioned at about $90.95 per barrel and U.S. benchmark crude around $84. Oil and gas prices had eased after an interim U.S.-Iran deal aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but outlets describe that truce as unraveling as attacks resume.
Some state-level variation persists, with multiple reports saying certain regions—particularly parts of the West Coast—are seeing prices well above $4. The renewed fighting also lifts diesel prices, which Quartz reports at about $5.11 per gallon.
