(Portland, OR) -- The price of gas continues to soar. Crude oil has risen, again, to around 100-dollars a barrel as tensions remain high in the Middle East, because of the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran. Triple-A reports the national average increased 15 cents over the week to four-18 a gallon. Oregon's average is up 12 cents to five-dollars-and-10-cents. That's 45 cents a gallon below the record high. The price of diesel in Oregon fell three cents to six-23 a gallon.