Gas prices could climb even higher due to the growing tensions in the Middle East, according to AAA.
The average price of a gallon of gas in Florida on Monday is $2.53, which is about 7 cents per gallon higher than just a few days ago.
SITUATION WITH IRAN.WPTV NEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S MATTSCZESNY IS LIVE IN WEST PALMBEACH -- WITH WHAT*COULDHAPPEN AT THE PUMP.
MATT.KELLEY - SO FAR WE'RE TOLD THEPRICE IS ONLY SLIGHTLY BUMPEDUP - IRAN IS UNDER HARSHSANCTIONS IN HOW MUCH OIL THEYPROVIDE THE WORLD, BUT WE'RETOLD THE COUNTRY COULD ATTACKPRODUCTION IN THE MIDDLE EAST.“I do about 135 dollars a din gas” ROMAN DISILVIO IS ALIMO DRIVER WHO LOGS MILESBETWEEN STUART AND MIAMI EVERYDAY.
HETHE IRAN SITUATION WILL DRIVEUP THE PRICE OF GAS.“Ihoping mr trump donhappen, but I figure thattheir only resource to get atus probably” OTHER DRIVERSARE ALREADT BRACING FOR THEWORST.“I think it may go over3 dollars a gallon at least”SO FAR THAT KIND OF JUMPHASNTHE U-S ATTACK THAT KILLEDIRANFORECASTERS SAY IRAN DOES HAVETHE ABILITY TO DRIVE PRICESUP.“This could be a wholedifferent ballgame where oilprices could be greatlyimpacted should oil productionbe threated” PATRICK DEHAANOF GAS BUDDY DOT COMÃSAYSITS SOMETHING IRAN HAS DONEBEFOREÃBUT EVEN IF THEY DO &DEHAAN SAYS THE U-S COULD RELYON SAUDI ARABIA.“I thinkthere would be a possibilityfor some spare capacity shouldoil prices become disruptedand itpossibility that Saudi Arabiacould pick up some of thatslack”RIGHT NOW NO ONE IS CERTAINHOW IRAN WILL REACT - GREATBRITAIN HAS ALREADY SENT NAVYSHIPS TO THE PERSIAN GULF TOPROTECT TANKERS.
LIVE IN WPB,MS, WPTV NC5.STEVE WEATHER .TONIGHT...Partlycloudy in the evening...thenbecoming mostly cloudy
By Hamzeh Hadad
**Introduction**
Since Hamas’s attacks sparked the war in Gaza on 7 October 2023, a..