The Trump administration’s carefully-considered decision to start a war with Iran for carefully-considered reasons—alongside its carefully-considered plans for keeping the Strait of Hormuz’s vital Middle Eastern oil shipping lanes open—is already causing crude oil prices to rise. In turn, Am ericans are paying more at the pump. According to AAA, the average regular gas price as of March 16 is $3.72 per gallon—up $0.24 from a week ago, and nearly $0.79 from this time last year. CNN reports that the 26.9 percent gain in US gas prices over the past month is the largest monthly increase since Hurricane Katrina. In DC, the current average of $3.84 per gallon is actually higher than the national mark. In Maryland ($3.63 per gallon) and Virginia ($3.52), statewide averages are below that number—but in all three jurisdictions, prices are significantly higher since the beginning of the war on February 28. Here’s a quick look at prices from various gas stations in our area over the course of last week: Monday, March 9 | Friday, March 13, Cleveland Park, DC Photo by Kate Corliss. Tuesday, March 10, Alexandria, VA Photo by Vanessa McDonald. Tuesday, March 10 | Wednesday, March 11, Arlington, VA Photo by Jessica Sidman. Wednesday, March 11, Arlington, VA Photo by Caroline Colavita. Wednesday, March 11, Columbia, MD Photo by Abigail Warwick. Wednesday, March 11, DC Photo by Danesha Price-Quintanilla. Thursday, March 12, Falls Church, VA Photo by Nick Barahona. Friday, March 13, Bethesda, MD Photo by Vanessa McDonald. Saturday, March 14, Arlington, VA Photo by Nick Barahona. Sunday, March 15, Arlington, VA Photo by Nick Barahona.The post Number Go Up: Check Out Our Gallery of DC-Area Gas Prices first appeared on Washingtonian. ...read more read less