Oil prices jump as US and Iran clash over Strait of Hormuz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/irans-biggest-weapon-against-us-may-slipping-away-experts-say Oil prices jump as US and Iran clash over Strait of Hormuz WTI crude oil prices in July 2026 Share Add us on Google by Estefano Gomez Jul. Brent crude prices jumped more than 4%, reaching approximately $78.72 per barrel, reversing a recent downward trend. The escalation between Washington and Tehran threatens to disrupt commercial shipping through the strait, which carries about 20% of the world’s oil supply.
- ▪https://www.foxnews.com/politics/irans-biggest-weapon-against-us-may-slipping-away-experts-say Oil prices jump as US and Iran clash over Strait of Hormuz WTI crude oil prices in July 2026 Share Add us on Google by Estefano Gomez Jul.
- ▪Brent crude prices jumped more than 4%, reaching approximately $78.72 per barrel, reversing a recent downward trend.
- ▪The escalation between Washington and Tehran threatens to disrupt commercial shipping through the strait, which carries about 20% of the world’s oil supply.
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/irans-biggest-weapon-against-us-may-slipping-away-experts-say Oil prices jump as US and Iran clash over Strait of Hormuz WTI crude oil prices in July 2026 Share Add us on Google by Estefano Gomez Jul. 12, 2026 window.sevioads = window.sevioads || []; var sevioads_preferences = []; sevioads_preferences[0] = {}; sevioads_preferences[0].zone = "01f21ccf-2092-46b1-9ac7-8c44cc782e0f"; sevioads_preferences[0].adType = "native"; sevioads_preferences[0].inventoryId = "c5700508-581b-472c-8fdd-a931cdbfc8e1"; sevioads_preferences[0].accountId = "1e47efc1-ec2d-4fca-a8b9-354e249e5095"; sevioads.push(sevioads_preferences); Oil prices surged as the United States and Iran engaged in attacks over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil…
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