Drivers Count Their Pennies as Gas Hits $4 a Gallon Because of War in Iran NYT | Top Stories By: Audra D. S. Burch， Andy Newman， Edgar Sandoval， Anna Griffin and Pooja Salhotra 31 March 2026 at 17:03 Since the Iran conflict began on Feb. 28, gas prices across the United States have increased about 35 percent. They are now above $4 a gallon, and drivers are wincing. © Gabriel V. Cárdenas for The New York TimesIn Harlingen, Texas, and everywhere else, drivers are strategizing about how to stay on the road at a reasonable price.
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