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      <title>Oil jumps 7% to above $100 ahead of US blockade on Iran</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oil prices jumped above $100 a barrel on Monday as the US Navy prepared to block ships ‌from reaching Iran via the Strait of Hormuz, a move that could restrict Iranian oil exports, after Washington and Tehran failed to reach a deal to end the war.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Brent crude futures rose $6.71, or 7.05%, to $101.91 a barrel after settling 0.75% lower on Friday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;US ​West Texas Intermediate was at $104.16 a barrel, up $7.59, or 7.86%, following a 1.33% loss in the previous session.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The ​market is now largely back to conditions before the ceasefire, except now the US will ⁠block the remaining up to 2 million barrels per day Iranian linked flows through the Strait of Hormuz as well,” ​said Saul Kavonic, head of energy research at MST Marquee.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;President DonIranian-linkedald Trump said on Sunday the US Navy would start blockading the ​Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes after marathon talks with Iran failed to reach a deal to end the war, jeopardising a fragile two-week ceasefire.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He added that the price of oil and gasoline may remain high through November’s midterm elections, a rare acknowledgement of the potential political ​fallout from his decision to attack Iran six weeks ago.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;US Central Command said US forces would begin implementing the blockade ​of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports at 10am ET on Monday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It would be “enforced impartially against vessels of all ‌nations ⁠entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman,” a CENTCOM statement on X said.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;US forces would not impede freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports, it added.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;IG market analyst Tony Sycamore said the move would effectively choke off the flow ​of Iranian oil, forcing Tehran’s allies ​and customers to apply ⁠the necessary pressure to get the waterway reopened.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that any military vessels attempting to approach the Strait of Hormuz would be considered a violation of ​the two-week US ceasefire and be dealt with harshly and decisively.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Despite the stalemate, three supertankers ​fully laden with ⁠oil passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, shipping data showed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They appeared to be the first vessels to exit the Gulf since the ceasefire deal was struck last week.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Oil tankers are steering clear of the Strait of Hormuz ahead of the ⁠US blockade ​on Iran, shipping data on LSEG showed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On Sunday, Saudi Arabia said it ​has restored full oil pumping capacity through the East-West pipeline to about 7 million barrels per day, days after providing an assessment of damage to its ​energy sector from attacks during the Iran conflict.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Oil prices jumped above $100 a barrel on Monday as the US Navy prepared to block ships ‌from reaching Iran via the Strait of Hormuz, a move that could restrict Iranian oil exports, after Washington and Tehran failed to reach a deal to end the war.</strong></p>
<p>Brent crude futures rose $6.71, or 7.05%, to $101.91 a barrel after settling 0.75% lower on Friday.</p>
<p>US ​West Texas Intermediate was at $104.16 a barrel, up $7.59, or 7.86%, following a 1.33% loss in the previous session.</p>
<p>“The ​market is now largely back to conditions before the ceasefire, except now the US will ⁠block the remaining up to 2 million barrels per day Iranian linked flows through the Strait of Hormuz as well,” ​said Saul Kavonic, head of energy research at MST Marquee.</p>
<p>President DonIranian-linkedald Trump said on Sunday the US Navy would start blockading the ​Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes after marathon talks with Iran failed to reach a deal to end the war, jeopardising a fragile two-week ceasefire.</p>
<p>He added that the price of oil and gasoline may remain high through November’s midterm elections, a rare acknowledgement of the potential political ​fallout from his decision to attack Iran six weeks ago.</p>
<p>US Central Command said US forces would begin implementing the blockade ​of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports at 10am ET on Monday.</p>
<p>It would be “enforced impartially against vessels of all ‌nations ⁠entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman,” a CENTCOM statement on X said.</p>
<p>US forces would not impede freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports, it added.</p>
<p>IG market analyst Tony Sycamore said the move would effectively choke off the flow ​of Iranian oil, forcing Tehran’s allies ​and customers to apply ⁠the necessary pressure to get the waterway reopened.</p>
<p>Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that any military vessels attempting to approach the Strait of Hormuz would be considered a violation of ​the two-week US ceasefire and be dealt with harshly and decisively.</p>
<p>Despite the stalemate, three supertankers ​fully laden with ⁠oil passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, shipping data showed.</p>
<p>They appeared to be the first vessels to exit the Gulf since the ceasefire deal was struck last week.</p>
<p>Oil tankers are steering clear of the Strait of Hormuz ahead of the ⁠US blockade ​on Iran, shipping data on LSEG showed.</p>
<p>On Sunday, Saudi Arabia said it ​has restored full oil pumping capacity through the East-West pipeline to about 7 million barrels per day, days after providing an assessment of damage to its ​energy sector from attacks during the Iran conflict.</p>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:09:02 +0500</pubDate>
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