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Gas prices soar past $4 on average for a gallon of regular in U.S., highest since 2022 | News
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Gas prices soar past $4 on average for a gallon of regular in U.S., highest since 2022 | News

  • 2026-03-31

NEW YORK – U.S. gas prices jumped past an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 on Tuesday as the Iran war pushed fuel prices to soar worldwide.

According to motor club AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now $4.02 — over a dollar more than before the war began. The last time U.S. drivers were collectively paying this much at the pump was nearly four years ago, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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