Record #5986
The war-driven gasoline price spike will be short term and U.S. gasoline prices will drop back down
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Occurrence 1 of 1 · source record #5986 Verdict (Ted Cruz) · Big Victories in Iran, More Risks of Terrorism at Home and Tucker & Dems Both Attack Trump
Original quoteMy expectation is that will be a short term spike. I don't expect this conflict to last more than a couple of weeks, and I think you'll see gasoline prices drop back down.
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How the call settles
The U.S. average retail regular gasoline price falls back to at or below its pre-conflict early-March 2026 level by mid-2026
Our reasoning
NO on the research record because EIA weekly US regular gasoline averaged $2.937 on 2/23/26 and $3.015 on 3/2/26 (pre-conflict/early-March level). It never returned to that level by June 30, 2026: it peaked at $4.500 on 5/11/26 and the lowest June reading was $3.831 on 6/29/26.. Applied stored rule: The U.S. average retail regular gasoline price falls back to at or below its pre-conflict early-March 2026 level by mid-2026.
Outcome evidence
EIA weekly US regular gasoline averaged $2.937 on 2/23/26 and $3.015 on 3/2/26 (pre-conflict/early-March level). It never returned to that level by June 30, 2026: it peaked at $4.500 on 5/11/26 and the lowest June reading was $3.831 on 6/29/26.
Outcome date: 2026-06-30
Verdict recorded: 2026-08-09
Basis: research