Diesel remains high — up 70% since the US-Israeli war on Iran began. Trump's two big fixes, an emergency reserves deal and tax-free red diesel, didn't do much.

The touted G7 release of 100M barrels largely repackages an old IEA deal instead of adding new supply. And the red-dyed diesel plan? One supplier called it "a Band-Aid on a much bigger problem."

25 days from the midterms, high diesel is still hammering farmers, truckers and rural voters — the GOP's core. My story below. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/trumps-moves-boost-diesel-supplies-have-not-yet-lowered-prices-2026-10-09/