Britain could face a diesel crisis this winter if Donald Trump forces Europe to release emergency stocks before US mid-term elections next month.
The president is heaping pressure on Western countries to act to bring down energy prices, which are spiking as the Iran war continues to rage.
Mr Trump has threatened to ban US diesel exports unless his traditional allies comply, potentially wreaking more havoc.
But there is alarm that releasing reserves now could leave the continent at the mercy of supply shocks in the coming months, with the potential for the Houthis to disrupt Saudi output through the Red Sea.
Ministers tried
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