The G7 will release 100 million reserve barrels of diesel fuel over the next 4 months

After increased pressure from Washington, the G7 held an emergency meeting on energy. The world's wealthiest nations say they will release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel fuel in their reserves. Transcript JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: It seems President Trump has prevailed on the world's wealthiest nations to release diesel from their stockpiles. That decision came earlier today at an emergency G7 meeting. Trump had been threatening to stop all exports of U.S. diesel fuel if Europeans didn't release their own diesel. A U.S. ban would have pushed already high global diesel prices even higher. And those steep prices, which have risen substantially since the U.S. went to war with Iran, are already squeezing everyone, from farmers to small business owners. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley joins us now from Paris. Hi there.ELEANOR BEARDSLEY, BYLINE: Good afternoon, Juana.SUMMERS: Eleanor, tell us more about what the G7 decided today.BEARDSLEY: Well, in this emergency meeting, they decided to release 100 million barrels over the next four months, beginning immediately, and they'll begin by releasing barrels of diesel fuel in the first 20 days. France chairs the G7, and President Emmanuel Macron con...