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Why high gas prices take so long to fall - CNN
The war in Iran has driven up oil prices, which in turn has sent gas prices soaring across the country. CNN’s Krishna Andavolu and David Goldman explain why it could take years for those prices to come back down.
0:00 What does the gas supply chain look like
1:57 How much gas stations have to make to survive
6:29 The institution at the heart of oil and gas prices
Gas prices are just one cost of the Iran war. - 05/17/2026.