They're horrible.

They're too expensive.

They're high.

Sometimes you have to choose between gas and other things that you really need.

They're high. It's really disappointing.

Just got to suck it up, I guess.

You're hearing from just some of the frustrated drivers in Los Angeles, watching prices at the pump rise as the war in Iran continues.

Hello, and welcome to USA Today's The Excerpt. I'm Dana Taylor. Today is Friday, March 20, 26.

According to a statement issued by the International Energy Agency, or IEA,

the war in the Middle East is creating the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market.

Amy Jaffe is the director of energy, climate justice, and sustainability, and a research professor at New York

University. She's a leading expert on the topics of global energy policy and geopolitical risk

and has written several books on energy and sustainability. Thank you so much for joining me, Amy.

Dana, thanks for having me. To begin, how are limited oil supplies affecting U.S. consumers?

So for every $10 increase in the price of oil, we can expect about a 25 cent increase at the pump.

And for many Americans, an extra 25 cents for gasoline is really burdensome.

We're going to dig into this more in a moment.

But if we look beyond the vast quantities of oil available in the Middle East to how those

barrels of oil are moved, how important is the Strait of Hormuz?

Tell me about that waterway.

I try to remind people that the Strait of Hormuz is Tell me about that waterway. I try to remind people that the Strait of

Hormuz is not only an important waterway in terms of oil, because it's something like

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