Nearly half of Americans say they are cutting daily expenses to deal with spiking gas prices from Trump’s Iran war

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsNearly half of Americans say they are cutting daily expenses to deal with spiking gas prices from Trump’s Iran warAmericans are pulling back on household expenses, altering travel plans and driving less as a result, the poll foundKatie Hawkinson in Washington, D.C. Sunday 03 May 2026 04:12 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2969597","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-war-daily-expenses-gas-prices-b2969597.html","title":"Nearly half of Americans are cutting daily costs to deal with high gas prices: poll"}}CloseRelated: Trump threatens to 'blast the hell' out of IranSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","r...