Malaysia may not meet its fiscal deficit targets for 2026 as the Iran war drives up the cost of fuel subsidies, Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said, adding that longer-term goals remain intact.

"If I end up at the end of the day, slightly short of the targets, it’s okay,” Amir said in an interview with Bloomberg TV’s Haslinda Amin on Tuesday, underscoring that the government’s priority right now is to protect vulnerable groups.