Filling up is getting more painful by the day.
The national average price for a gallon of regular gas rose to $4.28 on Thursday, up 6 cents in 24 hours and 13 cents over the past two days, according to AAA.
That’s $1.08 more per gallon than drivers were paying a year ago.
The price jump comes as the six-month war between the US and Iran enters another dangerous new phase for global oil supplies.
US forces have struck several Iranian oil tankers in recent days, while Iran has attacked ships and a US base in Jordan on Tuesday. Iran-backed Houthi rebels have also set Saudi oil facilities ablaze and threatened shipping in the Red Sea.
Those attacks…
