About a month into the war with Iran, we spoke with Cameron Joudi, who owns a gas station in Florida, about how the conflict was reaching him at home. He recently reached out after seeing a 20-cent spike in gas prices in the span of just 24 hours.

Vivian Nereim, the Gulf bureau chief for The New York Times, tries to answer Mr. Joudi’s question: What’s driving rising oil prices?

Guest:

Cameron Joudi, the owner of a gas station in Florida.
Vivian Nereim, the Gulf bureau chief for The New York Times.

Background reading:

Listen to the interview with Mr. Joudi from March.
What’s driving up diesel prices? Energy chaos caused by two wars.
Gulf Arab states explore new options as U.S. bases fail to deter Iran.

Photo: Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters

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Why Gas Prices Just Keep Going Up

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Why Gas Prices Just Keep Going Up