4 dollars a gallon

For the past two weeks, Iran has not just been holding 15 British soldiers captive; it’s been holding the world’s oil markets hostage, too.

“There’s been a five or six dollar premium that’s been built into the price of oil over this,” said Phil Flynn, vice president and energy analyst at Alaron Trading. “Even though this crisis has ended, the oil market is still on guard that the tensions in the Middle East are going to continue.”