Hungary Caps Gasoline, Diesel Prices, Vows to Release Strategic Reserves Amid Iran Oil Blockade

The United States is also considering a coordinated sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve with releases from other countries.
Hungary Caps Gasoline, Diesel Prices, Vows to Release Strategic Reserves Amid Iran Oil Blockade
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for the EU summit at Alden Biesen Castle in Bilzen-Hoeselt, Belgium, on Feb. 12, 2026. Francois Walschaerts/AP Photo
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Hungary has introduced a price cap for gasoline and diesel in response to the rising price of energy as a result of the Iranian oil blockade and the loss of oil flow from the damaged Russian Druzhba pipeline.

The Hungarian government said in a March 9 statement that it would set the price cap for gasoline at 595 forints ($1.80) per liter—about $6.80 per gallon—and for diesel 615 forints ($1.86) per liter, or $7.04 per gallon, and that retail prices cannot exceed these amounts.

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