目前，从霍尔木兹海峡运出的原油量几乎与伊朗战争前相当。然而，世界最急需的柴油却几乎没有任何运输量。
Ships are ferrying almost as much crude oil out of the Strait of Hormuz as they were before the Iran war. But they are barely moving any barrels of the fuel the world needs most: diesel.
目前，这一差异在美国政界具有重要意义。特朗普总统的团队已研究了多种方案，旨在遏制柴油价格的飞涨。柴油价格直接影响食品、电子产品以及其他几乎所有通过卡车运输的商品的成本。
For now, the distinction is paramount in American politics. President Trump’s team has explored a long list of options to arrest the skyrocketing price of diesel fuel, which factors into the cost of groceries, gadgets and just about everything else moved on semitruck beds.