Diesel export ban backed by Trump could result in ‘unintended consequences,’ experts warn

Diesel prices have surged since the start of the Iran war, putting pressure on businesses facing substantially higher costs for the workhorse fuel of the US economy.

Seeking solutions ahead of midterm elections critical for the Republican Party’s control of Congress, President Trump and the White House are reportedly preparing a 90-day diesel export ban as the administration faces increasingly loud calls from the farming lobby, Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill, and other constituencies to get a handle on fuel prices that have reached all-time highs.

Yet doing so is likely to be much more complicated and more

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