Iran War Lifts U.S. Gas to $4.10, Complicating Trump's Domestic Agenda
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 4
Iran War Lifts U.S. Gas to $4.10, Complicating Trump's Domestic Agenda
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 4
Summary
$4.10 a gallon is the U.S. average gas price, the highest since 2022, after the Iran war pushed up global oil costs.
AAA data show pump prices have climbed more than 37% since the war began in late February, deepening a cost-of-living squeeze already worsened by persistent inflation.
Trump now faces a harder sell on a West Coast trip focused on the economy, while Republicans in Congress are pressed to fund and defend a war they never voted to authorize.
Polls show support for the conflict is cratering ahead of the midterm elections, turning the war into a domestic political liability with no clear end in sight.