I hope you had time to fill up. Because whether there's a real shortage or not, the invisible hand might just create one...
Or at least push prices higher.
Negotiations that went nowhere
Tensions between Iran and Israel had been building for weeks.
Talks had begun with the United States, but they led nowhere.
Yesterday, Saturday 28 February, the United States and Israel struck Iranian military and nuclear targets.
Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader, the equivalent of a president, was killed in the same operation.
Iran responded by attacking US bases in the region and announcing the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
The Strait of Hormuz is a crucial route for global oil supplies. A huge share of the world's transported oil passes through it.
So if oil stops flowing normally, or the market thinks that flow might be disrupted, prices can rise very quickly.
I've also built a tool that breaks down fuel prices in France to show what you're really paying for.
Brent had already been rising for several months, partly because of tensions in Venezuela. Remember President Maduro's abduction.
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has added more pressure. Brent is at $73 a barrel as I write this.
The real question now is whether that rise will continue.
Will talks between the countries involved actually lead anywhere?
I know plenty of drivers who hope so.