What's the price of gas where you live?

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Where did I say the deliveries were free. I pay $12 a month to Walmart to get my deliveries. I would gladly pay far more than that because of the time and hassle it saves me.
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I'm on the $98/year plan.
I wonder what the extra $4 gets you.

I only get deliveries to about a dozen addresses, so that may be why I get favorable pricing.

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Quote: EvenBob

Where did I say the deliveries were free. I pay $12 a month to Walmart to get my deliveries. I would gladly pay far more than that because of the time and hassle it saves me.
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I'm on the $98/year plan.
I wonder what the extra $4 gets you.

I only get deliveries to about a dozen addresses, so that may be why I get favorable pricing.
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$98 is the yearly fee and I should change mine. I just looked it up and I'm paying $12.99 a month. So I'm paying $55 a year more than I need to but it's even worse than that. I just read I can use my AARP membership and get $40 off the $98 fee and pay $58 a year. So I'm paying $100 a year too much which is almost real money. I'm really bad about stuff like that when I sign up for something I totally forget about it and never check it again. They never bill me it just comes out of my checking every month.

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Where did I say the deliveries were free. I pay $12 a month to Walmart to get my deliveries. I would gladly pay far more than that because of the time and hassle it saves me.
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I'm on the $98/year plan.
I wonder what the extra $4 gets you.

I only get deliveries to about a dozen addresses, so that may be why I get favorable pricing.
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$98 is the yearly fee and I should change mine. I just looked it up and I'm paying $12.99 a month. So I'm paying $55 a year more than I need to but it's even worse than that. I just read I can use my AARP membership and get $40 off the $98 fee and pay $58 a year. So I'm paying $100 a year too much which is almost real money. I'm really bad about stuff like that when I sign up for something I totally forget about it and never check it again. They never bill me it just comes out of my checking every month.
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$100? That's 10 jugs of cat litter!

I know I usually select "shipping" instead of "delivery", when available, because I seldom care about exact delivery times. "In a day or two, when it's convenient" is usually soon enough - selecting a 2 hour delivery window only matters to me if it's perishable or high value.

Gas here central Indiana 87 octane 3.59. Diesel#2 is 5.45

Last year, Burger King ran a special on the app for a year's Walmart membership at half price and added a streaming channel. My year expires at the end of April, and renewal is $99, plus I must choose between Paramount and Peacock instead of getting both.

13 hours later, I filled up for 44 cents more per gallon at $4.199 for 93 Octane. On 8 gallons, that's a $3.52 increase. The price on the Gas Buddy app was updated & raised 12 hours ago.

I spent the day installing my new radar detector and dash cam. The app that came with it was discontinued days after my purchase so I got lost figuring out the new one and trying to connect via wi-fi & bluetooth to my phone. Then I had to change some settings and format a new 128 GB microSD card in the camera. Now I get alerts on my infotainment system which is annoying, unless I don't turn the radio on. I can limit alerts for when I'm travelling below certain speeds, like 25 mph, so it only beeps twice instead of continuing to beep at me. It also has a delayed volume reduction function so it reduces the alarm volume after a few seconds, but I'm kind of stuck between picking medium or high for the 2nd volume right now. I have no idea how to access the camcorder footage. I was hoping I could record a few hours drive and have footage of that but it only records a few minute clips then loops around. If I want it to record disturbances outside of my car while parked, I need a separate power supply for that or the car battery will go dead. Tonight the camera turned off a few minutes after I turned off the car. I told it to not bother me with real time overspeed settings and just give me the car voltage instead. It will still say "Overspeed" if I go above 75 mph though. The GPS on this kind of thing is always perfect. Not sure I should fill out the next of kin or insurance information for the app in case of a crash.

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Last year, Burger King ran a special on the app for a year's Walmart membership at half price and added a streaming channel. My year expires at the end of April, and renewal is $99, plus I must choose between Paramount and Peacock instead of getting both.
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If memory serves, they'll give you the least expensive ad-supported tier. It's nice, I guess, but I didn't find myself struggling to decide because of the expense.

I expect the merger is going to change my mind.

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Last year, Burger King ran a special on the app for a year's Walmart membership at half price and added a streaming channel. My year expires at the end of April, and renewal is $99, plus I must choose between Paramount and Peacock instead of getting both.
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If memory serves, they'll give you the least expensive ad-supported tier. It's nice, I guess, but I didn't find myself struggling to decide because of the expense.

I expect the merger is going to change my mind.
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The nice thing about the AARP promotion is that it renews annually at the discounted rate of $59.

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Last year, Burger King ran a special on the app for a year's Walmart membership at half price and added a streaming channel. My year expires at the end of April, and renewal is $99, plus I must choose between Paramount and Peacock instead of getting both.
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If memory serves, they'll give you the least expensive ad-supported tier. It's nice, I guess, but I didn't find myself struggling to decide because of the expense.

I expect the merger is going to change my mind.
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The nice thing about the AARP promotion is that it renews annually at the discounted rate of $59.
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While I'm not as young as I once was, I'm not old enough to get that discount. Yet.

Canary Islands €1,19/litre

Norway ~$2.50/litre

Both are 95 octane (Equals 91 in Us)

Mendocino coast


The Bay Area has $5/gallon region-wide.
Oil is spiking straight-up past $110/barrel. The Nikkei is down 6% near open (down over 3,000 points out of 50,000).

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Last year, Burger King ran a special on the app for a year's Walmart membership at half price and added a streaming channel. My year expires at the end of April, and renewal is $99, plus I must choose between Paramount and Peacock instead of getting both.
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If memory serves, they'll give you the least expensive ad-supported tier. It's nice, I guess, but I didn't find myself struggling to decide because of the expense.

I expect the merger is going to change my mind.
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The nice thing about the AARP promotion is that it renews annually at the discounted rate of $59.
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While I'm not as young as I once was, I'm not old enough to get that discount. Yet.
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I believe you are mistaken. One can enroll in AARP at 18 years of age.

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Last year, Burger King ran a special on the app for a year's Walmart membership at half price and added a streaming channel. My year expires at the end of April, and renewal is $99, plus I must choose between Paramount and Peacock instead of getting both.
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If memory serves, they'll give you the least expensive ad-supported tier. It's nice, I guess, but I didn't find myself struggling to decide because of the expense.

I expect the merger is going to change my mind.
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The nice thing about the AARP promotion is that it renews annually at the discounted rate of $59.
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While I'm not as young as I once was, I'm not old enough to get that discount. Yet.
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I believe you are mistaken. One can enroll in AARP at 18 years of age.
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Dangit. I really didn't want to until there were zimmer tracks with tennis ball divots all over the lawn, and oldsters chanting "One of us, one of us!"... but the cost/discounts are almost worth throwing out the magazine on the regular.

I'm reliably hearing $6+ for diesel in Washington state. That's 50% higher than 300 miles east.

This matters because a LOT of import freight comes through ports in the PNW, and a lot of that moves by trucks that need diesel fuel to get out of Washington.

Fuel surcharges definitely trickle down into retail pricing.

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I'm reliably hearing $6+ for diesel in Washington state. That's 50% higher than 300 miles east.

This matters because a LOT of import freight comes through ports in the PNW, and a lot of that moves by trucks that need diesel fuel to get out of Washington.

Fuel surcharges definitely trickle down into retail pricing.
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That cannot be correct. The energy secretary said everything was fine.

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I'm reliably hearing $6+ for diesel in Washington state. That's 50% higher than 300 miles east.

This matters because a LOT of import freight comes through ports in the PNW, and a lot of that moves by trucks that need diesel fuel to get out of Washington.

Fuel surcharges definitely trickle down into retail pricing.
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That cannot be correct. The energy secretary said everything was fine.
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No, I'm pretty sure that the $6.25 (Ritzville) is about 50% more than $4.08 (Missoula).

3.79 today.

Since I was driving for a couple hours on the first day it jumped a lot, I noticed virtually all gas stations raised their prices at the same time.

It was almost like they don't sell gas on supply & demand. Surely all the stations didn't run out of gas to sell at the same time.

I filled up at Buc-ees on Friday for $2.97. Today, it's $3.29, according to Gas Buddy. That is comparable (even cheaper than some) to wholesale club prices. I think they sell gas at cost to get you into their store. Gas stations between my home and work are anywhere from $3.50 - $3.80.

When Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022 gas went to $130 a barrel and was averaging $4.33 a gallon in March of 2022 and there was a minimum freak out compared to it being $85 a barrel today because of Iran. Listening to the mainstream media you think the world is ending.

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When Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022 gas went to $130 a barrel and was averaging $4.33 a gallon in March of 2022 and there was a minimum freak out compared to it being $85 a barrel today because of Iran. Listening to the mainstream media you think the world is ending.
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Yes, --- News and --- Business made a major, sustained focus on the rising price of gasoline immediately following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The network's coverage heavily emphasized the impact on American consumers while focusing on criticizing President -------

I just left the names out.

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When Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022 gas went to $130 a barrel and was averaging $4.33 a gallon in March of 2022 and there was a minimum freak out compared to it being $85 a barrel today because of Iran. Listening to the mainstream media you think the world is ending.
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Yes, --- News and --- Business made a major, sustained focus on the rising price of gasoline immediately following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The network's coverage heavily emphasized the impact on American consumers while focusing on criticizing President -------
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Lol! I love all the hyperbole like major sustained heavily emphasized that you are using above. It was nothing like it is now, everywhere I turn in the media all I'm hearing is oh my God, the world is ending because oil went up. Like this has never happened before.

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Quote: EvenBob

When Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022 gas went to $130 a barrel and was averaging $4.33 a gallon in March of 2022 and there was a minimum freak out compared to it being $85 a barrel today because of Iran. Listening to the mainstream media you think the world is ending.
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Yes, --- News and --- Business made a major, sustained focus on the rising price of gasoline immediately following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The network's coverage heavily emphasized the impact on American consumers while focusing on criticizing President -------
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Lol! I love all the hyperbole like major sustained heavily emphasized that you are using above. It was nothing like it is now, everywhere I turn in the media all I'm hearing is oh my God, the world is ending because oil went up. Like this has never happened before.
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I just don't pretend the news only exists for one side of any issue.

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3.79 today.

Since I was driving for a couple hours on the first day it jumped a lot, I noticed virtually all gas stations raised their prices at the same time.

It was almost like they don't sell gas on supply & demand. Surely all the stations didn't run out of gas to sell at the same time.
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A lot of people notice that and there is a solid logical reason for it- if gas stations charged based on the price they paid for what's in their tanks, what happens when wholesale prices go down?

Suppose there's an Exxon and a Texaco across the street from one another, and they both sell gas for approximately the same price, give or take a penny. How much gas they sell and when they get a delivery is random. Now they're both selling for $2.50 a gallon. Exxon got a delivery yesterday, and today there was massive decrease in the wholesale price, just due to oil supply and refinery conditions. Texaco gets a delivery tomorrow, and it's cheap enough that he can sell for $2.00 a gallon.

If Exxon stays at $2.50, he might never sell a drop of gas again! Texaco will sell it all, and keep refilling at the lower price indefinitely. Exxon is going to have to drop his price and eat the loss until he too can refill at the lower wholesale price. This was caused just by the randomness of who got a wholesale delivery when. Therefore, when wholesale prices go up everything is reversed- if you happen to have just gotten a delivery before wholesale prices go up you've caught the good end of luck and you can raise prices.

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“The International Energy Agency agreed Wednesday to release the largest volume of emergency oil reserves in its history, in a bid to counter the war’s impact on energy markets.

The Paris-based organization said it will make 400 million barrels of oil available from its member countries’ emergency reserves, more than twice the amount they released four years ago in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.”

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The Associated Press
https://apple.news/ADJ5mtOlHSj6gGLdcnJwoAw

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I filled up at Buc-ees on Friday for $2.97. Today, it's $3.29, according to Gas Buddy. That is comparable (even cheaper than some) to wholesale club prices. I think they sell gas at cost to get you into their store. Gas stations between my home and work are anywhere from $3.50 - $3.80.
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Gas stations set their gas prices based on what it would cost to replace the gas sold, as well as what it cost them to buy the gas already in their storage tanks. If oil goes down, stations need to sell their expensive gas first, then refill with cheaper gas then lower their prices. If oil goes up, gas stations raise their prices quickly to have the money to buy the more expensive gas when their cheaper gas sells out.

My hybrid's looking better and better...

I was listening to one "expert", he said in general the price of gas should go up about $0.25 per gallon for every $10 a barrel of oil goes up. Oil is currently up about $25 a barrel in the last 10 days which correlates to about a $0.60 price increase per gallon of gas. In my area it is currently up about $0.90.

If a station is getting a delivery next Tuesday, the station owner has to anticipate what he'll be paying for it. If he sells out at $3 and pays $4 to replace the gas, it's hard to pay your other bills.

If a station is getting a delivery next Tuesday, the station owner has to anticipate what he'll be paying for it. If he sells out at $3 and pays $4 to replace the gas, it's hard to pay your other bills.

Gas is hitting $10 in certain greedy California stations. It's $16/gallon in Italy and $18/gallon in Mexico.
This oil shortage far exceeds anything from the 1979 oil shortage where only 4% of the oil was cut-off, it's now at least 20%.
Some countries in the EU are releasing their oil reserves to bring the global price down temporarily. The clock is ticking and who knows how long these reserves can tamp down the price. The situation is evolving, but this country is going to lose out. We've lost the plot.

RT: Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but people should know:
For the 400 million barrels of oil to be released from strategic reserves (announced today), the flow rate — the rate in which it can be released — is only 1-2 million barrels a day.
There’s a daily oil output deficit estimated to be 15-20 million barrels out of the middle east.
This strategic reserves oil release would take 200 days to get to market.
This will do almost nothing

RT: ATTENTION: The Strait of Hormuz is effectively offline as of March 11, 2026, and the global supply chain is ten days away from a structural cliff. While mainstream headlines remain dampened, the maritime reality is undeniable because 90% of commercial traffic has stopped after global insurance coverage was pulled. With three more ships struck today and naval mines confirmed in the water, the world’s most critical energy artery is now a functional no-go zone.

There is a 95% probability that this closure remains absolute through the end of March and a 75% chance that disruption continues through April as slow-motion mine-clearing operations proceed. By March 21st, the just-in-time retail buffer will evaporate, moving the world from a state of potential disruption to a structural blackout.

This is not about panic but rather the cold math of strategy, so top off your gas tanks now, stock up on three weeks of essential groceries, and prepare your household for a season of significantly higher costs and limited travel.

Most people are still assuming this is a "headline event" that will clear up in a few days. When that illusion breaks next week and the public realizes the U.S. Navy cannot simply "switch the lights back on" due to naval mines and active missile batteries, the shift in behavior will be sudden.

Also before anyone suggests it: Relying on the 1980s "Operation Earnest Will" model is a dangerous strategic mistake in 2026. While the U.S. Navy successfully escorted 450 tankers back then, Iran’s modern arsenal of "smart" mines, hypersonic missiles, and AI-powered drone swarms has turned the Strait into a high-tech "kill zone" that makes 1980s-style convoys functionally impossible for the next 30 days.

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Gas is hitting $10 in certain greedy California stations. It's $16/gallon in Italy and $18/gallon in Mexico.
This oil shortage far exceeds anything from the 1979 oil shortage where only 4% of the oil was cut-off, it's now at least 20%.
Some countries in the EU are releasing their oil reserves to bring the global price down temporarily. The clock is ticking and who knows how long these reserves can tamp down the price. The situation is evolving, but this country is going to lose out. We've lost the plot.

RT: Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but people should know:
For the 400 million barrels of oil to be released from strategic reserves (announced today), the flow rate — the rate in which it can be released — is only 1-2 million barrels a day.
There’s a daily oil output deficit estimated to be 15-20 million barrels out of the middle east.
This strategic reserves oil release would take 200 days to get to market.
This will do almost nothing

RT: ATTENTION: The Strait of Hormuz is effectively offline as of March 11, 2026, and the global supply chain is ten days away from a structural cliff. While mainstream headlines remain dampened, the maritime reality is undeniable because 90% of commercial traffic has stopped after global insurance coverage was pulled. With three more ships struck today and naval mines confirmed in the water, the world’s most critical energy artery is now a functional no-go zone.

There is a 95% probability that this closure remains absolute through the end of March and a 75% chance that disruption continues through April as slow-motion mine-clearing operations proceed. By March 21st, the just-in-time retail buffer will evaporate, moving the world from a state of potential disruption to a structural blackout.

This is not about panic but rather the cold math of strategy, so top off your gas tanks now, stock up on three weeks of essential groceries, and prepare your household for a season of significantly higher costs and limited travel.

Most people are still assuming this is a "headline event" that will clear up in a few days. When that illusion breaks next week and the public realizes the U.S. Navy cannot simply "switch the lights back on" due to naval mines and active missile batteries, the shift in behavior will be sudden.

Also before anyone suggests it: Relying on the 1980s "Operation Earnest Will" model is a dangerous strategic mistake in 2026. While the U.S. Navy successfully escorted 450 tankers back then, Iran’s modern arsenal of "smart" mines, hypersonic missiles, and AI-powered drone swarms has turned the Strait into a high-tech "kill zone" that makes 1980s-style convoys functionally impossible for the next 30 days.
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If your assessment is accurate (and I am skeptical, but . . .) then the solution will probably be to send ground troops into Iran to secure the Strait of Hormuz by preventing drone launches. The ground troops may come from some combination of the U.S., the Turkish Kurds and from the various Arab nations in the gulf that understand the danger and horror of a theocracy-led Iran (which is just about all of them.) I think Israel would not send in ground troops because they want to avoid antagonizing other nations in the area.

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Last year, Burger King ran a special on the app for a year's Walmart membership at half price and added a streaming channel. My year expires at the end of April, and renewal is $99, plus I must choose between Paramount and Peacock instead of getting both.
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If memory serves, they'll give you the least expensive ad-supported tier. It's nice, I guess, but I didn't find myself struggling to decide because of the expense.

I expect the merger is going to change my mind.
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The nice thing about the AARP promotion is that it renews annually at the discounted rate of $59.
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I was able to renew my membership using the AARP promo, which I hadn't been aware of. Thanks.

UK Prices currently around £1.37 per litre for unleaded and £1.56 for diesel
Supermarket prices. Most of us top up at supermarkets.

That's roughly $5.19 and $5.91 per US gallon

Prices of unleaded leapt by about 5% and diesel leapt by about 9% this week. Still lower than when russia invaded Ukraine. I think your prices have gone up by a higher percentage?

$4.39 gas, $6.39 diesel, Tacoma by EQC

My neighbors set off today for a three-week jaunt up to Wisconsin, then returning via Cincinnati in their 38-foot motorhome. Timing is everything.

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Most people are still assuming this is a "headline event" that will clear up in a few days. When that illusion breaks next week and the public realizes the U.S. Navy cannot simply "switch the lights back on" due to naval mines and active missile batteries, the shift in behavior will be sudden.

Also before anyone suggests it: Relying on the 1980s "Operation Earnest Will" model is a dangerous strategic mistake in 2026. While the U.S. Navy successfully escorted 450 tankers back then, Iran’s modern arsenal of "smart" mines, hypersonic missiles, and AI-powered drone swarms has turned the Strait into a high-tech "kill zone" that makes 1980s-style convoys functionally impossible for the next 30 days.
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Good analysis. Another difference from the 1980s is the large advantage the Iranians have in terms of cost and logistics. Drones and mines are relatively cheap and easy to build/deploy compared to the countermeasures (e.g., minesweepers, Tomahawks). I think you are right. It’s going to take a while to get back to some sort of stability.

Gas prices in Cambodia
Regular gas about $5.20 per gallon and diesel $6.10
An increase of about $1.20 per gallon since the Iran attack