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Fuel prices in Connecticut continue to rise as the U.S. war with Iran continues, affecting the cost of crude oil across the globe.

In Connecticut, Friday’s average daily price per gallon was $3.52 for regular gasoline — 62 cents higher than last month’s averages, according to AAA. Oil jumped to more than $100 per barrel Monday, the highest prices since 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine.

Connecticut gas prices are higher than in some other states in the region, but the state’s average cost of regular still sits below the national average, which is $3.63 per gallon as of Friday.

The Strait of Hormuz, one of the major pathways for oil vessels traveling from the Middle East, has been closed since the beginning of the month. Mojtaba Khamenei, the new supreme leader of Iran, announced the strait will remain closed as a “tool of pressure.”

Among Connecticut’s metropolitan areas, Bridgeport had the highest average prices Friday, hitting $3.56 per gallon. The cheapest gas is in the New Haven-Meriden area.

Dozens of cargo ships in and around the Strait of Hormuz, on Iran’s southern coast, have been attacked since Monday. Much of the world’s oil goes through the strait; in 2024, an average of 20 million barrels came through the passage a day.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, even a temporary transit chokepoint on the strait can create substantial delays and high energy and fuel costs world-wide. Liquified natural gas also travels through the strait.

As of the end of this week, New York is home to some of the highest gas prices in the region, at $3.54 a gallon for regular. But Connecticut takes second for highest prices in the region.

President Donald Trump posted on TruthSocial Sunday that the high oil prices are “a small price to pay for U.S.A., and World, Safety and Peace.”

While crude oil prices fell after a large spike Monday, unleaded gas prices in Connecticut have continued to rise. The same is true for other fuel grades and types.

Sasha is a data reporting fellow with The Connecticut Mirror. She graduated from the University of Maryland in May with a degree in journalism and a minor in creative writing. For the past year Sasha was working part time for the Herald-Mail, a newspaper based in Western Maryland. She was also a reporter and copy editor for Capital News Service, the university’s wire service where she covered the state legislature, the Baltimore Key Bridge collapse, school board elections, youth mental health and climate change. Earlier in her college career, Sasha also interned at the Baltimore Magazine and wrote for numerous student publications including the Diamondback, the university’s independent, student-run newspaper.