U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent breaks down Operation Economic Fury and the pressure against the Iranian regime on ‘Kudlow.’
The AAA national average price for regular gas soared more than nine cents higher in one day, surging from $4.30 as of Thursday to $4.392 as of Friday.
The current figure is a whopping $0.333 higher than the week-ago average price of $4.059, according to AAA. The year-ago average for regular gas was just $3.187.
However, the highest recorded AAA national average regular gas price was $5.016 on June 14, 2022, which was during President Joe Biden’s White House tenure.
GAS PRICES SOAR TO HIGHEST POINT SO FAR DURING UNSETTLED CONFLICT WITH IRAN
A fuel pump is connected to a car at a Mobil station in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Kena Betancur/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment on Friday.
The U.S. conflict with Iran remains unresolved, and the Trump administration has been conducting a blockade against the foreign nation.
US SHRIMPERS FACE ‘DOUBLE WHAMMY’ FROM SOARING FUEL COSTS, TARIFF REFUNDS
Gas prices rise in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 30, 2026, as the United States and Iran have not yet reached a deal. (Nathan Morris/NurPhoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)
“Minnesotans are paying the price for this administration’s war with Iran as gas prices rise and squeeze families, small businesses, and farmers across our state,” U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., who is running for governor, declared in a Thursday post on X.
US ECONOMIC GROWTH BOUNCES BACK, AS AI BUILDOUT AND CONSUMER SPENDING FUEL FIRST QUARTER
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., left, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., during a news conference ahead of the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
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Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona declared in a Thursday post on X, “The Trump Administration’s war in Iran is driving up gas prices and sending summer travel costs through the roof. I’m focused on lowering costs and putting money back in Americans’ pockets so that taking your family on a road trip doesn’t break the bank.”
