Tensions between the United States and Iran have caused an increase in oil prices across the country and here in New Jersey, according to experts.

Iran is reportedly working to rebuild nuclear sites damaged during June 22 "Midnight Hammer" operation as the regime participates in Geneva talks.

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is sending a slew of additional weaponry to the Middle East, including more warships, air defenses and submarines, in preparation for a possible military strike on Iran if President Donald Trump makes that decision,

U.S. President Donald Trump, who scrapped an earlier nuclear agreement with Iran during his first term, has repeatedly threatened to use force to compel Iran to agree to constrain its nuclear program. Iran has said it would respond with an attack of its own. Trump has also threatened Iran over the killing of protesters.

Iran and the United States are waging gunboat diplomacy as talks over Tehran’s nuclear program hang in the balance.

Oil ⁠rose as the U.S. and Iran attempted to ease a standoff in talks over Tehran's nuclear program while ​both sides heightened military activity in ​the key oil-producing region.

President Trump has not yet made a final decision about whether to strike Iran, sources told CBS News.