Escalating tensions between Israel and Iran will likely lead to increases in gas prices in Florida and across the nation. Florida gas prices are the lowest in a month, according to AAA - The Auto Club, but face upward pressure heading into this week.

An analyst says US gas prices will start to rise this week and could jump 30 cents/gallon by July 4th due to the Israel-Iran conflict.

In many ways, it’s conceivable that Israel's Operation Rising Lion will alter the military balance of power in the Middle East more so than the 1991 Persian Gulf War.

Rising tensions with Iran and fears of an Israeli strike prompted the U.S. to move some of its nonmilitary personnel out of the region.

Sterling was muted against the dollar on Monday ahead of a Bank of England meeting this week, with markets adopting a wait-and-see approach to rising geopolitical uncertainty, as a conflict between Israel and Iran showed no sign of abating.

The US State and Defense departments on Wednesday made efforts to arrange the departure of non-essential personnel from locations around the Middle East, according to US officials and sources familiar with the efforts.

Donald Trump declared that, “for the first time in a thousand years, the world will look at this region not as a place of turmoil and strife, and war and death, but as a land of opportunity and hope.”

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has made explosive allegations against the United States, claiming Washington aided Israel’s recent deadly strikes on Iranian territory, including its nuclear facilities.