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to the widening war in Iran and the threat of major escalation now driving up gas prices here at home.
The national average for gas once again surging above $4 a gallon and expected to keep climbing.
In California, prices nearing $6 a gallon.
And for the first time in nearly 2 weeks, the US did not target Iran overnight.
And Iran also paused their daily retaliatory strikes.
This as President Trump is meeting with his advisers weighing his next move in the war with Iran.
ABC's Matt Rivers reporting from Jordan tonight.
>> Tonight, gas prices spiking across the US once again amid threats of an escalating war with Iran.
After nearly 2 weeks of trading deadly strikes, the US and Iran have, at least for now, paused their daily attacks.
But while American and Iranian weapons have gone quiet, the Houthis, an Iranian proxy group in Yemen, opening up a new front in the conflict targeting Saudi oil exports.
Claiming they hit state-run oil operations in the Saudi Kingdom.
This week declaring a maritime blockade on Saudi-linked shipping in the Red Sea's Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital trade route.
Saudi Arabia releasing this video of what it says are their patrols.
President Trump meeting with his national security team on Friday to discuss next steps.
Saying this week he's considering a massive attack on Iran.
>> There's two ways.
I mean, it's you can just keep doing exactly what we're doing and take them apart piece by piece.
We could do it at a more rapid fashion, which we might do.
Or we can negotiate with them, which we're also doing right now.
>> saying the US is still in touch with the Iranians and insisting, yet again, that they are desperate to make a deal.
All of this causing gas prices to surge.
>> To see prices reaching over $5, close to $6 is rough.
>> The national average again more than $4 per gallon and expected to keep rising.
Diesel, again, over $5 a gallon.
Gas prices in California nearly $6 a gallon, the highest in the country.
>> But with given the hurricane season that's upcoming, the war in Ukraine, and historic lows in the national strategic petroleum reserve, experts say these high prices could be with us for quite some time.
What?
>> All right, Matt Rivers for us tonight.
And tune in to a special edition of this week tomorrow morning.
Martha Raddatz reports from Jordan with interviews with Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen and Republican Congressman Mike Turner.
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