Trump Tells World to Buy More US Jet Fuel, But Supply Is Tight

The US is already churning out record amounts of jet fuel and has little capacity to increase exports despite President Donald Trump’s call for nations to buy more from American refiners as the Iran war squeezes supplies.

The president chided US allies in a social media post Tuesday, saying countries that can’t get enough jet fuel as Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz should learn to defend themselves and buy from the US.

“We have plenty,” Trump wrote.

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While US refiners are producing ...