# Why Gas Prices Just Keep Going Up

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Podcast: [Deborah Lebree's podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/deborah-lebree-s-podcast-7041113)
Published: 2026-09-17T09:45:00+00:00
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## Resource

About a month into the war with Iran, we spoke with Cameron Joudi, who owns a gas station in Florida, about how the conflict was reaching him at home. He recently reached out after seeing a 20-cent spike in gas prices in the span of just 24 hours.Vivian Nereim, the Gulf bureau chief for The New York Times, tries to answer Mr. Joudi’s question: What’s driving rising oil prices?Guest: Cameron Joudi, the owner of a gas station in Florida. Vivian Nereim , the Gulf bureau chief for The New York Times. Background reading: Listen to the interview with Mr. Joudi from March. What’s driving up diesel prices ? Energy chaos caused by two wars. Gulf Arab states explore new options as U.S. bases fail to deter Iran. Photo: Ahmed Jadallah/ReutersFor more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily . Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily . Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher . For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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