Trump Backs Diesel Export Ban as Domestic Fuel Prices Hit Record Highs
⛽ ENERGY POLICY — A diesel export ban punishes US allies before it pressures Tehran. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: A US diesel export ban during Hormuz disruption redirects scarce fuel inward — but Europe and Latin America are the marginal buyers losing supply. EU refiners, already stretched by Russian energy cuts, face a new shock with no alternative. For Tehran, Washington absorbing energy pain domestically signals politics now drives US strategy more than leverage — weakening Araghchi's incentive to rush a deal.
