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IEA to release 20 million barrels of diesel; Houthis strike Yemen…

The release comes after U.S. diesel prices hit record highs in September, while wholesale prices rose faster than forecasters expected; Europe is being asked to chip in.

On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on BBN Newsroom
Published 1:24 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

Photo: Diesel fuel — Photo: Meena Kadri · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

At a glance

First reported by CNBC: “International Energy Agency to release more than 20 million barrels of diesel as soon as possible”, with reporting from The New York Times.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 1:24 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger.
Topics: IEA, Iran-backed Houthis, Yemen.
BBN covered this story before: Iran-backed Houthis strike Saudi oil company Aramco's headquarters… (October 14).

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CNBCInternational Energy Agency to release more than 20 million barrels of diesel as soon as possible
The New York TimesYemen Says Prime Minister Unhurt After Iran-Backed Houthis Strike Palace

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Paris today, the International Energy Agency said it will release more than twenty million barrels of diesel as soon as possible.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Trump administration pushed Europe to open its diesel stocks after prices in the United States surged to record highs in September.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo America asked Europe to borrow its diesel.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorReleasing stocks is the stated goal, Hank. It is meant to ease what drivers and truckers pay at the pump.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI once lent a neighbor a ladder in nineteen ninety-nine. I have a feeling about how this ends.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWholesale prices make the case for urgency.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Aden, Yemen, a minister says Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik was unhurt after Houthi missiles struck the Maashiq Presidential Palace.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorTwo people were killed. Saudi Arabia has said Iran is fueling the country's escalating conflict, and the Houthis are Iran-backed.