New Delhi, March 31 -- Fuel prices in the US have crossed $4 per gallon for the first time in over three years, amid the nation's ongoing conflict with Iran that has disrupted oil supply, triggering costs for consumers, CNBC reported on Tuesday.

"We foresee potential for a disruption to the American fuel supply," Lee Zeldin, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, told reporters at S&P Global's CERAWeek conference in Houston last week.

The national average gasoline price has reached $4.018 per gallon - marking the highest since August 2022, when the Russia-Ukraine war rattled global energy markets - mentioned CNBC's report - citing travel group AAA.

Since the US and Israel carried out strikes on Iran in late February, petrol price...