Seattle woke up to another unwanted record Friday morning.
Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy, told “Seattle’s Morning News” on KIRO Newsradio that Seattle’s average gas price hit $5.79 a gallon, a new all-time record, surpassing the previous record of $5.70 set in 2022. Eight weeks into the Iran war and the Strait of Hormuz blockade, De Haan offered no optimism that relief is coming soon.
“I really hate to sit here and say there’s still not any more certainty,” De Haan said. “Don’t shoot the messenger.”
The staring contest nobody can afford
De Haan described the current standoff between the U.S. and Iran as a de facto waiting game, with both sides convinced the other will blink first…