Lee Soo-jin, an office worker in her 40s, said she didn’t want to wait until the weekend to fill her vehicle up with gas. “I was going to wait until Sunday, but after watching the news, it feels inevitable that prices will jump. My friend filled up at around low 1,600 won ($1.08) per liter. Now it’s well over 1,800 won. I wish I’d come earlier, but at least I made it today.” She initially thought the U.S.-Israel war on Iran would soon come to an end, but realized she was wrong. “Many said on the news Sunday that the benchmark KOSPI would not undergo a sharp correction, but the index fell rapidly for two straight days. Everything is changing so fast, and new things keep happening. At this point, I think not acting will cost me money. I will save what I can instead of waiting around.” Similarly, Han Sung-hwa, a woman in her 50s, said the gas prices are likely to go up in the coming days. “When I first heard the news, I thought gas prices would go up. But it was Sunday, so I stayed home. Now the news says many people are rushing to fill up the gas before the prices go up fur