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Marseille fuel rush - French drivers scramble for petrol amid price cap uncertainty | Collector I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will." The US reportedly hit more than 50 'military targets' on Iran's main oil export hub, Kharg Island. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu added that he was intensifying strikes on what he called the Iranian 'terror regime', while Iranian media reported attacks on bridges, an airport, a petrochemical plant, and power lines. Tehran stated it would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz for 'empty promises,' warning that attacks on its power plants could plunge much of the region, including Saudi Arabia, into darkness and that, if the conflict escalated further, its allies might even close the Bab al‑Mandab strait.""> I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will." The US reportedly hit more than 50 'military targets' on Iran's main oil export hub, Kharg Island. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu added that he was intensifying strikes on what he called the Iranian 'terror regime', while Iranian media reported attacks on bridges, an airport, a petrochemical plant, and power lines. Tehran stated it would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz for 'empty promises,' warning that attacks on its power plants could plunge much of the region, including Saudi Arabia, into darkness and that, if the conflict escalated further, its allies might even close the Bab al‑Mandab strait.""> I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will." The US reportedly hit more than 50 'military targets' on Iran's main oil export hub, Kharg Island. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu added that he was intensifying strikes on what he called the Iranian 'terror regime', while Iranian media reported attacks on bridges, an airport, a petrochemical plant, and power lines. Tehran stated it would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz for 'empty promises,' warning that attacks on its power plants could plunge much of the region, including Saudi Arabia, into darkness and that, if the conflict escalated further, its allies might even close the Bab al‑Mandab strait."">
Marseille fuel rush - French drivers scramble for petrol amid price cap uncertainty
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Marseille fuel rush - French drivers scramble for petrol amid price cap uncertainty

"Motorists in Marseille rushed to petrol stations on Tuesday amid fears that TotalEnergies would end its temporary fuel price cap. Footage shows long lines of vehicles waiting outside petrol stations, while some pumps are seen out of service. "The price of petrol has an impact on everything, especially on our lives, on buying food, on transportation costs, on everything," a resident said. "I am concerned about the price of gasoline and the consequences that this may have in the near future with its increase, because with gas being more expensive and having trouble finding it like today, it’s becoming a problem. This has already impacted your daily life," added a second. The caps, introduced in March at around 1.99 euros per litre for petrol and 2.09 euros for diesel to protect drivers from rising costs, were expected to expire on April 7. TotalEnergies, however, announced it is extending them until the end of April, though the diesel cap has risen to 2.25 euros per litre. Government data show that around 18 percent of French service stations offer at least one type of fuel. Some areas, including Marseille and parts of western France, are facing shortages at more than 40 percent of stations. The wider war between the US, Israel and Iran continues, with thousands reported killed and wounded in strikes and counter‑strikes across the region, and losses on all sides. United States President Donald Trump set a hard April 7 deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which carries about one-fifth of the world's oil, threatening strikes on its energy infrastructure if it refused. On Truth Social, he said "a whole civilisation will die tonight <...> I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will." The US reportedly hit more than 50 'military targets' on Iran's main oil export hub, Kharg Island. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu added that he was intensifying strikes on what he called the Iranian 'terror regime', while Iranian media reported attacks on bridges, an airport, a petrochemical plant, and power lines. Tehran stated it would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz for 'empty promises,' warning that attacks on its power plants could plunge much of the region, including Saudi Arabia, into darkness and that, if the conflict escalated further, its allies might even close the Bab al‑Mandab strait."

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