France Weighs Targeted Fuel Aid as Iran War Pushes Up Costs

Fuel price signs at a Total gas station in Paris.
Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg

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By William Horobin

April 3, 2026 at 8:10 AM UTC

Updated on

April 3, 2026 at 12:01 PM UTC

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has asked ministers to prepare measures to help individuals who depend on cars after fuel prices surged on the Iran war.

“While I don’t believe in blindly paying out billions, I am in favor of targeted aid,” he said Thursday at a press conference in Bordeaux.