The U.S. nationwide average gas price has climbed to $4.23 per gallon as of Wednesday, according to data from the American Automobile Association (AAA), up from $2.98 before the start of the war in Iran. It is a new, grim record that will be felt by American drivers nationwide. In California, where drivers are paying the highest prices in the nation, a gallon of gas is going for a statewide average just shy of $6, at $5.983, and four more states—including Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington—