Energy secretary Chris Wright in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images As the United States’s involvement in Iran extends well beyond President Trump’s initial projection of a four to five week timeline, the conflict has sent gas prices skyrocketing, topping $4 a gallon last month for the first time since 2022. And as reports differ about how close negotiators are to a possible resolution to the war — and the reopening of the crucial Strait of