In a time of war with Iran, Americans unite in aggravation over sticker shock at the gas pump

March 11, 2026

DE SOTO, Iowa (AP) — Standing alongside his son’s Ford pickup truck at a central Iowa gas station off Interstate 80, Francisco Castillo was not happy.

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