The US keeps talking about gas prices — but its diesel costs that could impact your life the most

NewsWorldAmericasThe US keeps talking about gas prices — but its diesel costs that could impact your life the mostSince the start of the war in Iran on February 28, the average price of a gallon of diesel has gone up by around 45 percentMike Bedigan in New York Thursday 23 April 2026 16:53 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963674","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/gas-diesel-prices-iran-war-b2963674.html","title":"High US diesel costs could impact your life more than gas prices"}}CloseTrump orders navy to immediately ‘shoot and kill’ all Iran’s mine boats in Strait of HormuzThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}...