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California gas prices climb after U.S.–Iran conflict escalates

Photo of an ARCO brand gas station on Hoover St. in Los Angeles. Some cars are parked to refuel; others are driving by. It is a sunny day and the sky is blue.
The ARCO gas station on Hoover St. (Photo by THOMAS LEGRAND OF ANNENBERG MEDIA)

Fuel prices are ticking up across California as tensions between the U.S., Israel, and Iran disrupt global oil markets. Experts say, instability near the Strait of Hormuz could drive another spike in the coming days, squeezing drivers already paying some of the highest prices in the country.