The Iran war reached California’s gas stations Thursday in the most direct terms possible: $6.01 per gallon, a number that has no precedent in American history. For the first time ever, a U.S. state has crossed the $6-per-gallon threshold for regular gasoline. California reached that mark on April 30, 2026, when the statewide average hit $6.01 per gallon according to data from the American Automobile Association — the highest in the country, the highest since