Gas prices in Washington state rose 2 cents early Tuesday. The increase is small but could climb higher amid the ongoing war in Iran.

SEATTLE — Wade Wooley pulled into the Olympic Hills QFC on Tuesday, one of the cheaper options in his northeast Seattle neighborhood at $4.29 per gallon. He watched the numbers on the gas pump climb with a weary resignation.

“I’m at $57, 14 gallons. It’ll get up to $70. I’m pretty sure $80,” Wooley said.

For Wooley, the timing couldn’t be worse. He was laid off from his job three weeks ago. With five kids — four of them driving