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Hormuz Strait Tensions Propel Oil to $100 Threshold

First detected 14 Aug · last moved 1w ago · IR
The picture

Escalating attacks near the Strait of Hormuz and collapsed US-Iran negotiations have driven Brent crude toward $100 per barrel, posting a 5% weekly gain. Iran's military posturing amid stalled diplomatic talks signals sustained crude supply risks and upward price pressure in global energy markets.

The signals behind it · 1
4Oil1w ago
Attacks on Hormuz transits intensified as US-Iran negotiations stalled; Brent headed toward a 5% weekly gain with prices approaching $100 as supply risk offset a 17-million-barrel US crude inventory build.