Trump War Risk Hits Pumps as AAA Logs 11-Cent Overnight Jump to $3.19

Gas prices in the U.S. are rising fast, and the fight over what caused it is getting louder as the U.S.–Iran conflict escalates.

AAA’s daily tracker shows the national average around $3.198 a gallon on March 4, up sharply from earlier in the week.

Multiple reports tied Tuesday’s jump—about 11 cents in a day—to oil-market panic after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and retaliatory attacks that raised fears of supply disruptions.

Reuters reported Brent and U.S. crude both surged on March 2 as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz was disrupted and regional facilities faced shutdown risk.

One claim circulating online says this is the fastest two-day pump-price rise since 2005, but that specific “two-day” benchmark could not be independently verified from accessible primary coverage.

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