# Top Republicans urge Trump to ban US diesel exports before midterms

https://mins.news/en/item/67894

- Financial Times, 2026-09-21 18:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/319c7b67-b585-407e-a0da-6e23b1612180?syn-25a6b1a6=1

> A fuel price crisis triggered by the president’s war in Iran is unsettling legislators from rural America’s heartlands, prompting senior Republicans to press Donald Trump to ban US diesel exports ahead of the midterm elections.

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