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Brent Crude
Global oil benchmark; $107.77 on 12 May after Trump rejected Iran's MOU reply; $2.84 above the ceasefire-priced floor.
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#9916 May
Brent hits $109.30 as summit dip fades
Iran Conflict 2026#1616 May
Mentioned in: OFAC GL 134B expires 16 May, no successor
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#9915 May
Mentioned in: Iran runs Hormuz as a favours system
Iran Conflict 2026#9714 May
Fell $1.05 to $106.0 on summit Day 1, pricing a holding pattern not a breakthrough
Iran Conflict 2026: Brent $106 on summit Day 1; buffers near exhaustion#9814 May
IEA: a billion barrels lost, Brent retreats 13%
Iran Conflict 2026#9612 May
Closed at $107.77 on 12 May and $107.05 on 13 May, hardening the kinetic premium as ceasefire prospects faded
Iran Conflict 2026: Brent closes $107.05 into Beijing summit#9411 May
Mentioned in: Murkowski's Iran AUMF still unfiled as Senate returns
Iran Conflict 2026#9511 May
Settled at $104.21 on 11 May, up $2.92 on Trump's verbal statements
Iran Conflict 2026: Aramco warns of a 17.5% shock#9411 May
Broke $101 Hormuz premium floor, opening at $104.71 in Monday Asian trading
Iran Conflict 2026: Brent breaks $101 Hormuz floor at $104.71#9310 May
Settled at $101.29/bbl on 10 May, flat across three sessions despite Mokhber doctrine and Doha strike
Iran Conflict 2026: Brent flat at $101.29; Hormuz floor holds#9410 May
#9410 May
Mentioned in: Iran's 10-point reply, Trump's 14-second rejection
Iran Conflict 2026#939 May
Mentioned in: Mokhber calls Hormuz an atomic-bomb equivalent
Iran Conflict 2026#168 May
Mentioned in: Russia oil revenue -38% as Q1 deficit hits ceiling
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#928 May
Mentioned in: US gasoline hits $4.54 as Hormuz premium sticks
Iran Conflict 2026#917 May
Climbed to $101.20 on 8 May, reversing three sessions of losses
Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC fires on US destroyers in Hormuz#907 May
Mentioned in: Pakistan carries US memo to Tehran
Iran Conflict 2026#916 May
Climbed to $101.20 on 8 May driven by the Hormuz exchange of fire
Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM redirections rise to 52, pace slows#65 May
Mentioned in: Reform projected to 2,342 council seats
UK Local Elections 2026#905 May
Rubio rejected on Monday, paper Thursday
Iran Conflict 2026#884 May
Fell $21.30 from $123 to $101.70 across four trading sessions, the war's largest sustained decline
Iran Conflict 2026: Brent falls $21 across four sessions#894 May
Brent's kinetic premium settles at $6.81
Iran Conflict 2026#883 May
Mentioned in: CENTCOM blockade tally hits 48 vessels
Iran Conflict 2026#883 May
Mentioned in: Small boats hit cargo ship near Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#883 May
Mentioned in: Pakistan carries first US written reply
Iran Conflict 2026#883 May
Mentioned in: IRGC sets 30-day blockade clock for US
Iran Conflict 2026#872 May
Mentioned in: Trump rejects Iran's text on Truth Social
Iran Conflict 2026#861 May
Fell $14.83 in a single session to $108.17, the largest single-day decline of the war
Iran Conflict 2026: Brent falls $14.83 in a session#8530 Apr
Settled at $123/bbl on 30 April, the wartime settle high
Iran Conflict 2026: OPEC+ Seven agree 206k bpd June increase#8530 Apr
Mentioned in: CENTCOM blockade hits 44 vessels, 69m barrels
Iran Conflict 2026#8530 Apr
Mentioned in: Khamenei claims 'new management' of Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#8430 Apr
Jumped $14.84 in two days to touch $126 intraday; settled near $123, the new wartime settle high
Iran Conflict 2026: Brent settles at $123, new wartime high#8328 Apr
Mentioned in: First Tehran-Moscow flight after 60 days
Iran Conflict 2026#8328 Apr
Mentioned in: Hormuz transits climb to 13 on 28 April
Iran Conflict 2026#8328 Apr
Mentioned in: UAE quits OPEC effective 1 May
Iran Conflict 2026#8328 Apr
Settled at $111.16/bbl, up 2.71%, new post-war high on 28 April
Iran Conflict 2026: Brent hits $111.16, a new post-war high#8328 Apr
Mentioned in: Day 60 ends with zero Iran instruments
Iran Conflict 2026#8227 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran offers Hormuz first; US rejects
Iran Conflict 2026#8227 Apr
Brent $108 as CENTCOM seizes more tankers
Iran Conflict 2026#8025 Apr
Mentioned in: Putin receives Araghchi at the Kremlin
Iran Conflict 2026#7925 Apr
Settled at $105.30 on 25 April with intraday $106+, second consecutive session above $105 without new IRGC seizure
Iran Conflict 2026: Brent settles $105.30 with no fresh seizure#7925 Apr
Mentioned in: CENTCOM intercepts reach 33 in the Strait
Iran Conflict 2026#8025 Apr
Settled at $105.33 per barrel on 25 April, up 16% on the week
Iran Conflict 2026: Brent settles $105.33, war's biggest week#124 Apr
Mentioned in: EU bans Russian LNG from 25 April
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#7824 Apr
Closed at $105.73 on 24 April, new post-extension high, 57% above pre-war baseline
Iran Conflict 2026: Brent closes at $105.73, dark activity rises#7723 Apr
Traded at $101.91 on 23 April, up more than 3 per cent on IRGC seizures, erasing ceasefire-extension relief
Iran Conflict 2026: Brent at $101.91 erases Trump ceasefire relief#7722 Apr
Mentioned in: IRGC boards three ships inside Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#7621 Apr
Mentioned in: CENTCOM silent on Tasnim Sea of Oman claim
Iran Conflict 2026#7621 Apr
Crossed $100 on expiry morning then retreated to $97.91 after extension post
Iran Conflict 2026: Brent touches $100 on expiry, closes at $97.91#7420 Apr
Closed up 7% to $96.88 on Monday after a 9% Friday drop
Iran Conflict 2026: Brent round-trips 9% down and 7% up in a weekend#7520 Apr
Mentioned in: Hormuz at sixteen ships; blackout sets record
Iran Conflict 2026#7419 Apr
Mentioned in: Treasury signs Russia waiver, lets Iran's lapse
Iran Conflict 2026#7419 Apr
Mentioned in: Baqaei rejects uranium handover on sacred ground
Iran Conflict 2026#7217 Apr
Fell 9.07% to $90.38 on the opening announcement and reversed when the strait closed
Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz opens then closes in 24 hours#7217 Apr
Mentioned in: Trump uranium claim denied same day
Iran Conflict 2026#7015 Apr
Mentioned in: Bessent threat fails; Brent ignores Treasury
Iran Conflict 2026#6914 Apr
Closed at $94.79 on 14 April, 40 per cent above pre-war baseline
Iran Conflict 2026: Brent at $94.79: markets price the gap#6814 Apr
Mentioned in: Sanctioned tankers slip Hormuz on day one
Iran Conflict 2026#6713 Apr
surged 8% above $103 on blockade announcement
Iran Conflict 2026: Oil surges past $103 on blockade#6813 Apr
Mentioned in: Bab el-Mandeb returns as second chokepoint
Iran Conflict 2026#6813 Apr
Mentioned in: Meloni breaks European line to the Gulf
Iran Conflict 2026#6612 Apr
Brent holds at $95 as markets wait
Iran Conflict 2026#6511 Apr
Mentioned in: Brent crude recovers from post-ceasefire low
Iran Conflict 2026#639 Apr
Mentioned in: Brent rebounds as Goldman prices ceasefire risk
Iran Conflict 2026#628 Apr
Brent's biggest single-day drop since 1991 Gulf War
Iran Conflict 2026#617 Apr
Mentioned in: Brent at $110.05; markets price fatigue
Iran Conflict 2026#606 Apr
Oil Retreats From Peak Amid Ceasefire Speculation
Iran Conflict 2026#552 Apr
Hengaw Casualty Monitor Silent for Five Days
Iran Conflict 2026#552 Apr
Urea Up 77%; Petrol Holds at $4
Iran Conflict 2026#551 Apr
First Iranian Crude Reaches India Since 2019
Iran Conflict 2026#551 Apr
Ryanair Warns of European Fuel Shortage
Iran Conflict 2026#551 Apr
US Military Dead Rise to Fifteen
Iran Conflict 2026#551 Apr
ACLED Says Only Government Change Brings Victory
Iran Conflict 2026#551 Apr
Falling Shrapnel Kills Fujairah Farm Worker
Iran Conflict 2026#551 Apr
Analysts Call Kharg Island Seizure a Folly
Iran Conflict 2026#551 Apr
UAE Stops 2,469 Missiles and Drones
Iran Conflict 2026#551 Apr
12,300 Targets Struck; Strait Still Closed
Iran Conflict 2026#551 Apr
IRGC Military Council Captures Iranian State
Iran Conflict 2026#551 Apr
Strike on Kharazi Kills the Back-Channel
Iran Conflict 2026#551 Apr
Fujairah Bypass Pipeline Reaches 71% Capacity
Iran Conflict 2026#5531 Mar
UAE Dismantles IRGC Networks on Its Soil
Iran Conflict 2026#4724 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump claims Hormuz prize; Iran silent
Iran Conflict 2026#4724 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent rebounds to $102 after record drop
Iran Conflict 2026#4724 Mar
Mentioned in: Pentagon plans to seize Kharg Island
Iran Conflict 2026#4724 Mar
Mentioned in: US fuel up 36%; biggest rise since 1991
Iran Conflict 2026#4623 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump delays grid strikes, claims deal
Iran Conflict 2026#4623 Mar
Mentioned in: S&P rallies on a deal Iran denies
Iran Conflict 2026#4623 Mar
Mentioned in: $160k bet on Iran ceasefire this month
Iran Conflict 2026#4623 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent below $100 on ceasefire rumours
Iran Conflict 2026#4623 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC toll booth live at Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#4522 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran threatens to destroy Gulf energy
Iran Conflict 2026#4522 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran links Hormuz to power grid survival
Iran Conflict 2026#4522 Mar
Mentioned in: Goldman raises US recession odds to 25%
Iran Conflict 2026#4522 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent peaks at $126 — record war high
Iran Conflict 2026#4522 Mar
Mentioned in: US fuel bills up $300m a day vs pre-war
Iran Conflict 2026#4522 Mar
Mentioned in: Tanker rates quadruple to $800k per day
Iran Conflict 2026#4522 Mar
Mentioned in: $140 Brent tips world into recession
Iran Conflict 2026#4622 Mar
Mentioned in: Israel strikes Tehran at record scale
Iran Conflict 2026#4420 Mar
Mentioned in: IDF: halfway done. Trump: already won.
Iran Conflict 2026#4420 Mar
Mentioned in: IEA: 8m barrels/day — record disruption
Iran Conflict 2026#620 Mar
Mentioned in: Russia spends 38% of budget on war
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#5520 Mar
General License U Sets a Hidden Deadline
Iran Conflict 2026#4319 Mar
Mentioned in: Kuwait refinery struck by Iran again
Iran Conflict 2026#4319 Mar
Mentioned in: Goldman: Brent could break 2008 record
Iran Conflict 2026#4319 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent at $112: 66% above pre-war price
Iran Conflict 2026#4319 Mar
Mentioned in: USS Boxer sails with second MEU
Iran Conflict 2026#4218 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump frees Venezuela oil; Hormuz shut
Iran Conflict 2026#4218 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent touches $119 before falling back
Iran Conflict 2026#4218 Mar
Mentioned in: Greek Patriot battery fires at Yanbu
Iran Conflict 2026#4218 Mar
Mentioned in: Netanyahu: Trump halted energy strikes
Iran Conflict 2026#4117 Mar
Mentioned in: IAEA: bombs won't end Iran's nuclear bid
Iran Conflict 2026#4117 Mar
Mentioned in: Riyadh stops four ballistic missiles
Iran Conflict 2026#4117 Mar
Mentioned in: Diesel at $5.07; inflation fears mount
Iran Conflict 2026#4016 Mar
Mentioned in: $900 million a day: the war's burn rate
Iran Conflict 2026#4316 Mar
Mentioned in: Iraq: force majeure; oil goes nowhere
Iran Conflict 2026#516 Mar
Mentioned in: 9,616 drones, 171 clashes — 17 March
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#4116 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran fires at Qatar's Ras Laffan hub
Iran Conflict 2026#4116 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent nears $111 as energy war widens
Iran Conflict 2026#4016 Mar
Mentioned in: US diesel tops $5 a gallon, up 34%
Iran Conflict 2026#3815 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent breaks $106, 50% above pre-war
Iran Conflict 2026#4015 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran FM shifts: this war must end
Iran Conflict 2026#3815 Mar
Mentioned in: US lets Iranian oil fund Iran's war
Iran Conflict 2026#3715 Mar
Mentioned in: Oil above $104 as war enters week three
Iran Conflict 2026#3815 Mar
Mentioned in: Fujairah oil hub struck a second time
Iran Conflict 2026#3815 Mar
Mentioned in: Saudi intercepts 60 drones in one day
Iran Conflict 2026#3715 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump ties Xi summit to Hormuz passage
Iran Conflict 2026#3715 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump waives Russia sanctions; G7 balks
Iran Conflict 2026#3715 Mar
Mentioned in: Zero pledges for Hormuz coalition
Iran Conflict 2026#3514 Mar
Mentioned in: US strikes Kharg Island, spares the oil
Iran Conflict 2026#3514 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent holds above $103 for second day
Iran Conflict 2026#3614 Mar
Mentioned in: One Greek owner runs Hormuz blockade
Iran Conflict 2026#3514 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran threatens Gulf oil sites
Iran Conflict 2026#513 Mar
Mentioned in: Russia fossil fuel revenue: €510m/day
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#413 Mar
Mentioned in: Afipsky refinery hit in drone strike
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#3413 Mar
Mentioned in: Three officials, three lines on Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#3413 Mar
Mentioned in: Phantom tanker briefly cracks $100
Iran Conflict 2026#3311 Mar
Mentioned in: Two cabinet members split on Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#3311 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent closes above $100 for first time
Iran Conflict 2026#511 Mar
Mentioned in: 124m barrels of Russian crude freed
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#3210 Mar
Mentioned in: Oil holds above $90 despite IEA release
Iran Conflict 2026#3210 Mar
Mentioned in: 11.7m barrels of Iran oil reach China
Iran Conflict 2026#3210 Mar
Mentioned in: Record oil reserve release fails fast
Iran Conflict 2026#318 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump: 'We haven't won enough'
Iran Conflict 2026#318 Mar
Mentioned in: S&P falls 1.5%, closes up 0.8%
Iran Conflict 2026#318 Mar
Mentioned in: Europe locked out of Wall St rebound
Iran Conflict 2026#308 Mar
Mentioned in: Nikkei falls 7% as Asia-Pacific buckles
Iran Conflict 2026#308 Mar
Mentioned in: KOSPI hits second circuit breaker
Iran Conflict 2026#308 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent spikes to $116, record since 1988
Iran Conflict 2026#48 Mar
Mentioned in: Putin-Trump call: one hour, zero deals
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#318 Mar
Mentioned in: Oil swings $30 in a single session
Iran Conflict 2026#307 Mar
Mentioned in: Israel's fuel strikes exceeded US plans
Iran Conflict 2026#307 Mar
Mentioned in: Mojtaba Khamenei named Supreme Leader
Iran Conflict 2026#297 Mar
Mentioned in: Kuwait force majeure halts 3.5m bpd
Iran Conflict 2026#287 Mar
Mentioned in: Israel strikes Tehran's Shahran refinery
Iran Conflict 2026#287 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC retaliates at Haifa refinery
Iran Conflict 2026#297 Mar
Mentioned in: Wang Yi warns against Iran regime change
Iran Conflict 2026#257 Mar
Mentioned in: Qatar warns oil could reach $150/barrel
Iran Conflict 2026#257 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent at $92.69, biggest week since 1983
Iran Conflict 2026#267 Mar
Mentioned in: Saudi back-channel to Iran intensifies
Iran Conflict 2026#267 Mar
Mentioned in: US crude posts 35.6% weekly gain, record
Iran Conflict 2026#267 Mar
Mentioned in: Morgan Stanley forecast $12 below spot
Iran Conflict 2026#257 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran targets Saudi Shaybah oilfield
Iran Conflict 2026#286 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC drone hits tanker defying Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#286 Mar
Mentioned in: Iraq extends airspace closure 72 hours
Iran Conflict 2026#246 Mar
Mentioned in: Analysts warn of $100-120 oil
Iran Conflict 2026#236 Mar
Mentioned in: Tanker crosses Hormuz on Chinese papers
Iran Conflict 2026#246 Mar
Mentioned in: Two BAPCO units shut after strike
Iran Conflict 2026#236 Mar
Mentioned in: China seeks private Hormuz deal
Iran Conflict 2026#275 Mar
Mentioned in: Maersk suspends Gulf container routes
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: Tanker struck at Iraq's Khor al-Zubair
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent hits $83.75, fifth straight gain
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: Araghchi phones Qatar PM between salvos
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: China sends envoy to protect Gulf LNG
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: Iraq cuts 1.5m barrels a day
Iran Conflict 2026#204 Mar
Mentioned in: Goldman bets the war ends before summer
Iran Conflict 2026#194 Mar
Mentioned in: UAE and Saudi Arabia weigh Iran strikes
Iran Conflict 2026#174 Mar
Mentioned in: US Gulf shipping cover for allies only
Iran Conflict 2026#184 Mar
Mentioned in: US Navy lacks ships to convoy the Gulf
Iran Conflict 2026#13 Mar
Mentioned in: Russia oil revenue down 32% in January
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#143 Mar
Mentioned in: Three P&I clubs pull Gulf war risk cover
Iran Conflict 2026#153 Mar
Mentioned in: Oil rises further as US embassies close
Iran Conflict 2026#123 Mar
Mentioned in: Hegseth and Rubio split on regime change
Iran Conflict 2026#143 Mar
Mentioned in: VLCC tanker rates hit all-time $423,736
Iran Conflict 2026#153 Mar
Mentioned in: ECFR: no viable exit on current terms
Iran Conflict 2026#163 Mar
Mentioned in: Euro and yen fall as energy costs rise
Iran Conflict 2026#122 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC fires at USS Abraham Lincoln
Iran Conflict 2026#22 Mar
Mentioned in: Sanctioned LNG tanker sunk off Libya
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#92 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent at $85 as Hormuz stays shut
Iran Conflict 2026#112 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump won't rule out Iran ground troops
Iran Conflict 2026#112 Mar
Mentioned in: Indian sailor killed on MKD Vyom, Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#82 Mar
OPEC+ barrels cannot reach the market
Iran Conflict 2026#82 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran signals talks only via Oman
Iran Conflict 2026#82 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump: Iran wants talks. Iran says no.
Iran Conflict 2026#82 Mar
Spiked as Kuwait refinery took Iranian shrapnel hit
Iran Conflict 2026: Kuwait refinery hit by Iranian shrapnel#72 Mar
Priced third tanker attack near Hormuz in 72 hours
Iran Conflict 2026: Third ship hit near Hormuz in 72 hours#72 Mar
Tanker MV Skylight hit near Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#72 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump: Iran campaign over in four weeks
Iran Conflict 2026#112 Mar
Mentioned in: Europe gas up 54%; Asian LNG surges 39%
Iran Conflict 2026#102 Mar
Mentioned in: Dow drops 543; markets price a long war
Iran Conflict 2026#102 Mar
Mentioned in: US Irbil base struck; Iraq front widens
Iran Conflict 2026#71 Mar
Fell 70% in Hormuz flow; 150 tankers anchored waiting
Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz down 70%; 150 tankers at anchor#71 Mar
Mentioned in: 1,000 targets struck in 72 hours
Iran Conflict 2026#71 Mar
Climbed on $4,000-per-box Hormuz surcharge imposition
Iran Conflict 2026: $4,000-per-box Hormuz surcharge imposed#71 Mar
Fell as Maersk and CMA CGM halted all Hormuz transits
Iran Conflict 2026: Maersk and CMA CGM halt Hormuz transits#51 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump rejects ground troops in Iran
Iran Conflict 2026#61 Mar
Mentioned in: Pentagon: war will last 'weeks not days'
Iran Conflict 2026#61 Mar
Opened at $82.37/barrel, up 11% on war's first day
Iran Conflict 2026: Markets bet on short war: Brent $82#61 Mar
Priced in recession risk as JP Morgan raised odds to 35%
Iran Conflict 2026: JP Morgan raises recession odds to 35%#41 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran's second salvo hits Israel and Gulf
Iran Conflict 2026#41 Mar
Mentioned in: Kataib Hezbollah declares for war
Iran Conflict 2026#41 Mar
Priced in Hormuz risk as US ships came under fire
Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz open in name; US ships targeted#41 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump pledges force 'never seen before'
Iran Conflict 2026#228 Feb