AP Spotlight In a time of war with Iran, Americans unite in aggravation over sticker shock at the gas pump HANNAH FINGERHUT, MIKE HOUSEHOLDER, MICHAEL SCHNEIDER, MICHAEL CATALINI and BILL BARROW Associated Press Mar 11, 2026 Mar 11, 2026 Updated Mar 26, 2026 0 1 of 5 Gas prices are visible on a marquee outside a Kroger grocery store on Monday in Arlington, Texas. Julio Cortez, Associated Press An American flag flies outside a gas station as gasoline prices are displayed Sunday in Portland, Ore. Jenny Kane, Associated Press Francisco Castillo stands next to his son's Ford F-150 after filling up on Monday at a gas station in De Soto, Iowa. Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press Marcus Hopkins, a street performer, does a backflip in front of advertised gas prices on Monday in Los Angeles. Damian Dovarganes, Associated Press Gas prices are displayed on Monday in Los Angeles. Damian Dovarganes, Associated Press Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save HANNAH FINGERHUT, MIKE HOUSEHOLDER, MICHAEL SCHNEIDER, MICHAEL CATALINI and BILL BARROW Associated Press DE SOTO, Iowa — Standing alongside his son's Ford pickup truck at a central Iowa gas station off Interstate 80, Francisco Castillo was not happy.kAmw6 G@E65 7@C !C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>A :? E96 =2DE 6=64E:@?] w6 36=:6G65 %CF>A DEC6?8E96?65 E96 64@?@>J :? 9:D 7:CDE E6C>[ 2?5 96 H2?E65 >@C6 @7 E92E]k^AmkAmQx E9@F89E E92E 96 H2D 8@:?8 E@ 3C:?8 D@>6 @7 E9@D6 E9:?8D 324<[Q D2:5 r2DE:==@[ cb] p?5 ?@Hn Qw6 D2:5 96 H2D 8@:?8 E@ 3C:?8 82D 5@H?[ 3FE E96 H2C :? xC2? :D ?@H >2<:?8 6G6CJE9:?8 H@CD6]Qk^Am kAmxE D66>D 2 4@F?ECJ 5:G:565 @? D@ >2?J 7C@?ED :D 7:?5:?8 4@>>@? 8C@F?5 :? A2:? 2E E96 AF>A[ H96C6 E96 4@DE @7 E96 xC2? H2C :D 9:EE:?8 p>6C:42?D DBF2C6=J :? 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