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Hormuz Reopening Deal Begins Longer Test for Energy Markets
A U.S.-Iran agreement may ease pressure from the energy crisis, but the recovery hinges on whether companies trust the deal to hold and be extended
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- Energy markets Oil falls nearly 4% after Wright says Hormuz traffic is rising The U.S. energy secretary said exports through the Strait of Hormuz are increasing, but he offered no specific figures and no deal with Tehran has been announced
- Energy Markets Oil falls as Trump says Iran deal could reopen Hormuz soon U.S. crude and Brent moved lower Tuesday even as a recent exchange of strikes between Iran and Israel kept attention on the blocked shipping lane
- Energy markets Oil jumps as Iran says it targeted U.S. airbase after new strikes Fresh U.S. attacks in southern Iran and Iranian missile and drone activity near Kuwait and the Strait of Hormuz rattled energy markets despite a fragile ceasefire
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Oil Prices Climb as U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire Wobbles
Trump’s warning that the cease-fire is on “life support” has added pressure to already cautious energy markets as investors weigh the war’s economic fallout
Energy markets
Oil Rises as U.S.-Iran Deal Prospects Fade
Investors reacted to stalled diplomacy and renewed clashes around the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint that normally carries about one-fifth of global oil supply
Gulf tensions
Oil rises as US and Iran trade fire in Strait of Hormuz
Trump says the ceasefire remains in place, but the clash in a vital energy corridor has sharpened doubts over diplomacy and shipping security
Energy markets
Oil retreats as U.S. says Iran ceasefire still holds
Brent and U.S. crude fell Tuesday after Pentagon officials said attacks on the UAE had not crossed the threshold for renewed major combat operations
Strait of Hormuz
US denies Iranian report that missiles hit Navy ship
CENTCOM said no U.S. Navy ships were struck as Washington began helping merchant vessels move through the Strait of Hormuz under “Project Freedom
Strait of Hormuz
U.S. guides ships through Hormuz as UAE reports Iranian drone attack
CENTCOM said two U.S.-flagged merchant vessels safely transited under Project Freedom, but the passage came amid Iranian threats and a reported attack on an ADNOC-linked tanker
Energy markets
Oil rises as U.S. begins Hormuz navigation operation
Brent climbed nearly 2% after weekend attacks on commercial vessels and a new U.S. military effort to escort traffic through the key waterway
Energy markets
Brent crude jumps to $119 as Iran blockade fears deepen
The benchmark rose nearly 7% Wednesday after reports the U.S. is preparing to extend pressure on Iranian ports while traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains heavily disrupted
U.S.-Iran standoff
Trump and Iran trade new warnings as shipping standoff drags on
The White House defended its blockade as leverage while Tehran signaled possible retaliation through another key energy shipping route
Middle East energy shock
Oil rises as U.S.-Iran talks stall over Hormuz and nuclear demands
Brent crude climbed above $109 before easing, with no clear breakthrough on reopening the Strait of Hormuz or resolving Washington’s dispute with Tehran over its nuclear program