The war with Iran has made summer gas prices unpredictable, as President Donald Trump’s shifting messaging on hostilities keeps the energy markets in limbo. 

There’s little concrete direction on where gas prices could go in the coming months, an expert told the Washington Examiner, since the conflict has been characterized by constant unpredictability so far. The volatility was underscored over the past few days, when Trump said Monday that the United States was on the cusp of a “powerful deal” to resolve tensions, before announcing Wednesday that Washington is planning to attack Iran “very hard.”