U.S. gas prices jumped past an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 on Tuesday, as the Iran war pushes fuel prices to soar worldwide.
According to motor club AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now $4.02 — over a dollar more expensive than before the war began. The last time U.S. drivers were collectively paying this much at the pump was nearly four years ago, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
U.S. diesel prices — the fuel used for many freight and delivery trucks — is now going for an average of $5.45 a gallon, up from about $3.76 a gallon before the war began, per AAA.
Gas prices in Marion County on Tuesday afternoon are averaging $3.57. Sequatchie and Grundy counties stands at $3.70, Bledsoe County is up to $3.75 and the Chattanooga area is averaging $3.40.
Alabama is at $3.20 and near by Georgia prices are at $3.15 per gallon.
