The Midwest is bearing the brunt of soaring gas prices in the United States amid President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, with at least one state seeing pump prices surge by 72 percent.
The national average for a gallon of regular gas was $4.52 on Monday, according to AAA data, up from $2.98 in late February, before the war began. It’s also about 50 cents away from the record $5.01 set in June 2022 during the Biden administration.
