YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED HIGHER GAS PRICES THE PAST FEW DAYS BECAUSE OF THE CONFLICT BETWEEN ISRAEL AND IRAN.
TRIPLE-A IOWA SPOKESMAN BRIAN ORTNER SAYS THE PRICE OF CRUDE OIL ROSE WITHIN A DAY AFTER THE INITIAL BOMBING AND THAT OIL PRICES HAD ALREADY STARTED TRENDING UP:
GASPRICE4 OC…….THIS ONE” :08
ORTNER SAYS THE JUMP UP IN OIL IS SOMETHING WE HAVEN’T SEEN IN A WHILE.
GASPRICE5 OC……..DRAMATIC RISE” :19
ORTNER SAYS WE ARE GETTING INTO THE SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON WHERE THERE IS ALWAYS A LITTLE INCREASE IN GAS PRICES WITH INCREASED DEMAND.
IRAN IS PART OF THE GROUP OF OIL EXPORTING COUNTRIES, AND THAT IS WHY THERE IS SOME REACTION.
GASPRICE6 OC…….RIGHT NOW” ;08
GAS PRICES IN IOWA WERE BELOW THE THREE DOLLAR MARK BEFORE THE IRAN ATTACK.
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