BrusselsUS diesel has hit $6.39 a gallon, up 70% since the Iran war began.
Washington told Europe to release strategic diesel reserves immediately, and EU member states meet Friday.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the US released 172 million barrels under a March International Energy Agency pact and wants allies to match.
The French presidency says Washington made no such demand when Emmanuel Macron met Donald Trump last week.
Macron plans a Group of Seven leaders’ video call, expected mid-October, on coordinating reserve releases.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 150+ reports worldwide
- Le Monde.fr
- Yahoo News
- Al Jazeera Online
- maps 12 EU states at all-time diesel price records (Italy, Belgium, Romania, Poland), notes $6.53/gallon US record
- Economic Times
- TEMPO.CO
- converts German diesel to €2.409/L ($10.25/gal), links public anger to Trump party anxiety over November midterm control loss
Sources: Le Monde.fr, Yahoo News, Al Jazeera Online, Economic Times, TEMPO.CO