U.S. gas prices are falling for a sixth straight week as Iran diplomacy eases oil supply fears

The national average dropped 14 cents a gallon over the past week to $3.85, a 15% decline from May's peak

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U.S. gasoline prices have fallen for a sixth consecutive week, reaching a national average of $3.85 per gallon on Monday, as diplomatic progress between the United States and Iran reduced fears about oil supply disruptions.

Compared with the same time last month, motorists are paying 67.2 cents less per gallon, a decline of 14.1 cents from just the prior week, GasBuddy reported, drawing on a dataset that spans roughly 12 million price submissions from more than 150,000 fueling locations nationwide. Diesel also cheapened considerably, with the national average shedding 19.2 cents to close at........

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