🚨 Iran War Impact

What Are You Really Paying at the Pump?

See how the war in Iran has raised your fill-up costs — and how much a federal gas tax holiday could put back in your pocket.

Gas prices as of May 7, 2026 · Source: AAA

Gas Price

Your Vehicle

Tax Relief

Step 1: Your Gas Price

Pick your state to use the local average, or enter the price you're actually seeing at the pump.

State / Region

Price Per Gallon

$/gal

💡 Pre-war comparison will use the U.S. average price from Feb. 26, 2026 — two days before the war in Iran began.

Fuel Type

Today's price per gallonU.S. Average

$4.56

Step 2: Your Vehicle

Choose a vehicle type to see a range of results, or enter your exact tank size.

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Sedan

12 – 16 gal tank

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SUV

16 – 21 gal tank

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Truck

24 – 48 gal tank

or enter my tank size

Tank Size (gallons)

gal

Step 3: Tax Relief at the Pump

Research shows not all of a federal gas tax cut gets passed on to consumers. How optimistic are you?

60%

Low

Some savings absorbed by producers and retailers

DEFAULT

80%

High

Most savings passed through in competitive markets

100%

Full

Complete pass-through; every cent reaches consumers

Gas prices sourced from AAA State Gas Price Averages (updated daily). Pre-war baseline: Feb. 26, 2026 (via Wayback Machine), two days before the conflict in Iran began. Tank sizes from Edmunds. Federal gas tax: $0.184/gallon; diesel: $0.244/gallon. Pass-through rates from the Penn Wharton Budget Model (2022).