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At gas stations, Americans say they're 'paying the price' of Iran war

The American Automobile Association said US petrol prices jumped above an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022.

Image of a gas station / Courtesy: IANS/Xinhua

At a gas station in the Washington suburbs, drivers confronted the harsh domestic repercussions of the war on Iran, as spiking fuel prices hit household budgets hard.

Jeanne Williams, 83, had just driven 100 miles (160 kilometers) from Richmond, Virginia, where she was visiting her elder sister.

"That is horrible," she said, stunned by the prices visible on the Liberty gas station's LED board.

 

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