Average Gas Price in US Up One Dollar From February Amid Iran War

Oil markets are assuming the Iran conflict will end ‘quite fast and things will stabilize quite quickly,’ said one expert.

High gas prices are listed at a Chevron station in Los Angeles amid the war with Iran on March 9, 2026. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

The national average price of regular gasoline is up 10 cents from last week, and one dollar since last month, amid high oil prices following the Iran conflict, according to a March 26 report from AAA Fuel Prices.

As of March 26, the price was $3.981, up from $2.983 on Feb. 26, an increase of about 33 percent. A year back, the price was $3.150.