Gas prices are at a record high for October. Iran isn't the only problem.

Gas prices are near the highest levels on record at this time of year. Diesel, the workhorse fuel powering trucks, tractors and trains, is also near all-time highs. - Mehmet Eser/Anadolu/Getty Images
The Strait of Hormuz is no longer paralyzed and yet fuel prices remain painfully high. It’s a vexing problem with profound financial, political and economic consequences.
Gasoline prices, averaging $4.36 a gallon nationally, have never been this high at this time of year, according to AAA data