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U.S. oil price jumps back above $100 as Iran controls access through Strait of Hormuz

Benchmark U.S. crude rose 5.4% to $99.44 a barrel as traders warned that restricted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz could tighten global supplies.

  • On Thursday, oil prices climbed toward $100 a barrel as skepticism over the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire intensified. Benchmark U.S. crude rose 5.4% to $99.44, while Brent crude increased 4.1% to $98.70 per barrel.
  • Iran's parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, accused the United States of violating the two-week truce, citing ongoing strikes in Lebanon and a drone incident. He warned of a "regret inducing response" if attacks continue.
  • Threatening that vessels crossing without permission "will be targeted and destroyed," Iran's navy has closed the Strait of Hormuz, causing traffic to drop significantly below the typical rate of 130 ships daily.
  • While in Hungary, Vice President JD Vance remarked that "ceasefires are always messy" and prepared for negotiations with Iran in Pakistan on Saturday to address escalating tensions.
  • Rystad Energy vice president Janiv Shah advised refiners to "use this window to resume more opportunistic buying," warning that constrained physical flows could worsen product tightness if de-escalation falters.
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Petroleum prices increased byjoi, after the market realized that Iran continued to control access through the Ormuz Stream, despite the two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, the CNBC transmitted it.

London. The price of the barrel of oil again exceeded on Thursday the $100 and the main stock exchanges operate with losses due to the prudence of the investors on the truce between the United States and Iran. Towards 13H55 GMT, the barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI), reference in the United States, rose 6.41% to $100.46 and the Brent of the North Sea, a world benchmark, advanced 3.94% to $98.48.The prices of oil and gas plummeted on Wednes…

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Aydınlık broke the news in Türkiye on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
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