US-Iran clashes severely disrupt Strait of Hormuz traffic, lifting crude benchmarks
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US-Iran clashes severely disrupt Strait of Hormuz traffic, lifting crude benchmarks
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Brent crude (ICE Brent) spiked toward $79/bbl intraday and remains elevated above earlier-week levels, with risk premia extending to WTI (CL) and Gulf tanker freight indices.
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- Market Ontology
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- 2026-07-09
- Published
- 2026-10-20
- Revision
- 1 · 2026-10-20
Cite as: Market Ontology, “US-Iran clashes severely disrupt Strait of Hormuz traffic, lifting crude benchmarks”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-07-09. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-07-09/us-iran-clashes-severely-disrupt-strait-of-hormuz-traffic-lifting-crude-benchmar-d9dfe6
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- 2026-10-20Qatar's Foreign Ministry says US-Iran negotiations continue despite rising tensionsBRENT CRUDE DXY GOLD
- 2026-10-20Iran's Revolutionary Guards claim an advanced air-defense system shot down a US MQ-9 drone over HormuzBZ=F DXY ITA
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