Former State Department energy envoy on how the war in Iran is impacting gas prices

NPR | By Ayesha Rascoe

Published September 6, 2026 at 8:20 AM EDT

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to former State Department energy envoy David Goldwyn about how the war in Iran continues to affect gas and diesel prices.

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Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the Saturday episodes of Up First.

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