If the U-S doesn’t buy oil from Iran, why is it costing more daily for Iowans to fill their gas tanks? Some of us are grumbling about greedy oil companies using Operation Epic Fury as an excuse to raise prices at the pump, but one industry expert says there’s a lot more to the situation.

That is Triple-A-Iowa spokesman Brian Ortner. He says in our global market, a shortfall in one nation can drastically impact supply and prices elsewhere, and that’s what we’re seeing now in Iowa.

Triple-A says gasoline prices in Iowa are averaging two-98 a gallon, which has risen 36-cents in the past week. The national average is three-25.

Matt Kelley, Radio Iowa