LOADING ERROR LOADINGMost Americans are paying their first tangible cost of President Donald Trump’s war with Iran at the pump. AdvertisementOn Feb. 26, two days before the war, the national average sat at $2.98, according to data relayed by AAA. “There’s nothing more instantaneous to a consumer than standing there holding down the gas nozzle and watching the numbers tick on the pump,” he said. “If you’re filling up four times a week, that’s $80 of disposable income coming out of your pocket after tax ― disposable income. “Increasingly oil futures markets are suggesting that the Iran war is going to have (or has already had) effects that will last for years.”

Source: Huffington Post March 23, 2026 21:44 UTC