Brent crude rises above $105 as Middle East conflict tightens supply
Brent crude futures climbed to about $105 per barrel amid intensified fighting in the Middle East that has disrupted Gulf oil exports and shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea. A Houthi capture of Yemen's Mocha port has added to concerns about Red Sea traffic. In the United States, crude oil traded above $100 a barrel, pushing U.S. stock futures lower, while European markets slipped after the European Central Bank raised its key rate. Asian equity markets also fell, and diesel futures in the United States rose above $200 a barrel, with gasoline prices reaching a September record of $4.22 per gallon.
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Why it matters
Higher oil prices are raising fuel costs worldwide and pressuring inflation and monetary‑policy decisions.
How this story developed
- Aug 24 US Treasury warns of unprecedented sanctions as Iran threatens to halt Gulf oil flow
- Sep 4 Trump convened a meeting with refiners at the White House to discuss pump prices.
- Sep 6 AAA linked the price surge to elevated crude oil prices from the Iran war and instability in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Sep 6 Iran appealed to China, India and Russia for support at the SCO summit while Trump warned of further bombings.
- Sep 7 U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright publicly called on allies to share the burden of escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.
- Sep 7 Pentagon advisers warned that U.S. munitions stocks are low, making a large‑scale strike against Iran unsustainable.
- Sep 7 South Korea announced it is consulting allies while maintaining diplomatic contact with Iran regarding Hormuz security.
- Sep 7 Diesel price rose to $5.85 per gallon, a new national high.
- Sep 8 The US military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers in retaliation for two missile strikes on a US warship over two days.
- Sep 9 Iran launched a missile strike on a Jordanian military base.
- Sep 9 US military says it destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers following IRGC ballistic missile attacks on a US Navy warship.
- Sep 9 Brent futures rose above $100 a barrel on Wednesday, driven by escalating attacks in the Middle East that have tightened oil supplies.
- Sep 9 Iran said its forces also engaged two US vessels and eight oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Sep 10 Brent crude rose above $105 per barrel.
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