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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Debbie Carlson

White House worries as gas prices jump amid ongoing US-Israel war on Iran

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Gas prices are displayed at a gas station in Monterey Park, California on 3 March 2026, after energy prices surged a day earlier. Photograph: Frederic J Brown/AFP/Getty Images

Across the US, the average cost of a gallon of regular gasoline has jumped nearly 27 cents in a week, to $3.25, and American consumers are bracing for higher prices at the gas pump as the US-Israel conflict with Iran threatens to disrupt the global oil supply.

That fear has entered the White House too, where Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles, is reportedly hunting for ideas to lower gasoline prices and officials are getting “screamed at” to bring good news, according to Politico.

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