Why Gas Prices Just Keep Going Up

About a month into the war with Iran, we spoke with Cameron Joudi, who owns a gas station in Florida, about how the conflict was reaching him at home. He recently reached out after seeing a 20-cent spike in gas prices in the span of just 24 hours.

Vivian Nereim, the Gulf bureau chief for The New York Times, tries to answer Mr. Joudi’s question: What’s driving rising oil prices?

Guest:

• Cameron Joudi, the owner of a gas station in Florida.
• Vivian Nereim, the Gulf bureau chief for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Listen to the interview with Mr. Joudi from March.
• What’s driving up diesel prices? Energy chaos caused by two wars.
• Gulf Arab states explore new options as U.S. bases fail to deter Iran.

Photo: Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters

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