{"id":2576443,"date":"2026-03-05T12:18:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/average-gas-price-exceeds-3-nationwide-for-first-time-since-november\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T12:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:21:10","slug":"average-gas-price-exceeds-3-nationwide-for-first-time-since-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/average-gas-price-exceeds-3-nationwide-for-first-time-since-november\/","title":{"rendered":"Average gas price exceeds $3 nationwide for first time since November"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faverage-gas-price-exceeds-3-nationwide-for-first-time-since-november%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2576443&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Gas prices across the United States rose above $3 per gallon for the first time since November,with the national average for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-costs-increase-for-the-third-straight-day-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"...: Costs increase for the third straight day - Washington Examiner\">regular gas reaching <\/a>.015 on March 2.The uptick followed seasonal tightening and broader market dynamics, amid the U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran and escalating Middle East tensions that could threaten oil supplies. Despite the rise, the current price remains about $0.063 lower than a year ago and roughly $0.335 cheaper than two years ago. GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan warned that markets will react to ongoing U.S.-Iran hostilities and potential disruptions to energy flows. The development came as the Dow fell about 398 points and airline stocks slid, with President Trump offering assistance to oil shippers and hinting at possible Navy escorts through the Strait of Hormuz if needed.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Average gas price exceeds $3 nationwide for first time since November<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2523176\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The average price of regular <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1487\">gas<\/a> nationwide rose to $3.015 per gallon on March 2, exceeding $3 for the first time since the end of November as the United States and Israel wage war with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>People&rsquo;s receipts for a tank of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-increase-at-the-pumps-ahead-of-july-4th-holiday-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"...: Increase at the pumps ahead of July 4th holiday - Washington Examiner\">regular gas rose<\/a> an average of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas-prices\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"940\">$0.078 per gallon<\/a> from Feb. 23, when gas was $2.937 per gallon. The average price of regular gas is still $0.063 less per gallon than one year ago and $0.335 less than two years ago under the Biden administration, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/petroleum\/gasdiesel\/\">according to<\/a> the U.S. Energy Information Administration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4478161\/fcc-concerns-warner-bros-merger-assuaged-paramount-buyer-brendan-carr\/\">FCC concerns about a WBD merger assuaged with Paramount as buyer: Brendan Carr<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4477932\/smoothie-king-fires-employees-refused-serve-couple-trump-merchandise\/\">Smoothie King fires employees who refused to serve couple with Trump merchandise<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4474196\/fedex-promises-tariff-refunds-trump-administration-returns-money\/\">FedEx promises tariff refunds if administration gives back money<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-average-gas-price-surges-to-highest-level-since-obama-era\/\" title=\"... ... Price Surges To Highest Level Since Obama Era\">national average price<\/a> of gasoline has climbed for a fourth straight week, driven primarily by seasonal tightening and broader market dynamics,&rdquo; Patrick De Haan, petroleum analyst at GasBuddy, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gasbuddy.com\/go\/gas-prices-see-fourth-straight-weekly-rise-prices-to-advance-on-iran-situation-this-week\">said<\/a> Monday. &ldquo;Looking ahead, markets will now begin reacting to this weekend&rsquo;s U.S.&ndash;Iran attacks, which have <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >elevated geopolitical risk premiums<\/a> even in the absence of immediate supply disruption.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The price increase occurred in the days following the U.S. and Israel&rsquo;s joint strikes on Iran over the weekend, with the conflict escalating into a regional war affecting oil exporters across the Middle East. The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/irgc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4246\">Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps<\/a> has moved to choke off the Strait of Hormuz, leading President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> to offer risk insurance, with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4478919\/trump-offers-assistance-oil-shippers-price-spike-iranian-threat\/\">logistical and financial transportation<\/a> assistance, for shippers in the Gulf.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Effective IMMEDIATELY, I have ordered the United States Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to provide, at a very reasonable price, political risk insurance and guarantees for the Financial Security of ALL Maritime Trade, especially Energy, traveling through the Gulf. This will be available to all Shipping Lines,&rdquo; Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116166926920657651\">wrote<\/a> on Truth Social, vowing to &ldquo;ensure the FREE FLOW of ENERGY to the WORLD.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If necessary, the United States Navy will begin escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, as soon as possible,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4478919\/trump-offers-assistance-oil-shippers-price-spike-iranian-threat\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4478919\">TRUMP OFFERS ASSISTANCE TO OIL SHIPPERS TO HALT PRICE SPIKE FROM IRANIAN THREAT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/03\/04\/stock-market-today-live-updates-iran-war.html\">fell 398 points<\/a> on Thursday as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pauses-tariffs-for-90-days-on-dozens-of-countries-raises-rate-on-china-to-125-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... pauses tariffs for 90 days on dozens of countries, raises rate on China to 125% - Washington Examiner\">stock markets reacted<\/a> to the news. Several U.S. airlines&rsquo; shares fell after the bombing of Iran commenced, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/03\/04\/stock-market-today-live-updates-iran-war.html\">CNBC reported<\/a>, as fields such as the airline and shipping industries brace for possible impacts of rising oil prices and the war in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>United Airlines and Delta Air Lines performed the worst on the S&amp;P 500 on Thursday, with airlines such as Southwest, American, and JetBlue not far behind, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gas price tops $3 nationwide for first time since Nov<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2576444,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gas-price-iran-war-collage-e1772728425919.jpg?1772711072&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[9168,4486,69910,16349,5708],"class_list":["post-2576443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-economy","tag-energy","tag-gas-prices-2","tag-gasoline","tag-inflation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gas-price-iran-war-collage-e1772728425919.jpg?1772711072&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2576443"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2576447,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576443\/revisions\/2576447"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2576444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2576443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2576443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2576443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}