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      <title>Oil prices rise 5% on fears of US-Iran ceasefire collapse</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oil prices jumped around 5% in early Monday trading on fears that the ceasefire ‌between the United States and Iran could collapse after the US seized an &lt;a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/world-weighs-fate-mideast-ceasefire-after-us-seizes-iranian-cargo-ship-2026-04-20/"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Iranian cargo ship&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;u&gt;,&lt;/u&gt; and traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained largely halted.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Brent crude futures advanced $4.19, or 4.6%, to $94.57 a barrel by 1027 GMT ​and US West Texas Intermediate was up $4.60, or 5.5%, at $88.45.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Both contracts tumbled by 9% ​on Friday, their largest daily declines since April 18, &lt;a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/trump-says-iran-war-should-end-soon-both-sides-may-meet-weekend-2026-04-17/"&gt;&lt;u&gt;after Iran said&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; that passage ⁠for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz was open for the remainder of ​the ceasefire.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;US President Donald Trump, meanwhile, said that Iran had agreed never again to close the ​strait through which about a fifth of the world’s oil supply passed before the war began almost two months ago.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Within 24 hours of Friday’s ‘completely open’ announcement, there were already tankers that were fired upon by the Islamic ​Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC),” said Sparta Commodities analyst June Goh.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Market fundamentals are getting worse, as 10-11 ​million barrels per day of crude oil remains shut in,” Goh added, referring to losses in oil production.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The ‌United States ⁠said on Sunday that it had seized an Iranian cargo ship that tried to break through its blockade, while Iran said it would retaliate, heightening fears of a resumption in hostilities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tehran also said it would not participate in a second round of negotiations that the US had hoped ​to start before the ​two-week ceasefire expires ⁠this week.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The financial market is trading negotiations, improvements and resolution while at the same time the physical market is deteriorating day by day,” said ​SEB Research analyst Bjarne Schieldrop.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Physical oil flows remain constrained by disrupted flows, ​longer voyage ⁠times and elevated freight and insurance costs.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained at a virtual standstill on Monday, with only three crossings in the past 12 hours, shipping data showed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/more-than-20-vessels-pass-strait-hormuz-saturday-kpler-data-shows-2026-04-20/"&gt;&lt;u&gt;More than 20 ⁠ships&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; passed through the strait on Saturday, carrying oil, liquefied petroleum ​gas, metals and fertilisers, Kpler data showed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That was the highest number of vessels crossing the waterway since March 1.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Oil prices jumped around 5% in early Monday trading on fears that the ceasefire ‌between the United States and Iran could collapse after the US seized an <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/world-weighs-fate-mideast-ceasefire-after-us-seizes-iranian-cargo-ship-2026-04-20/"><u>Iranian cargo ship</u></a><u>,</u> and traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained largely halted.</strong></p>
<p>Brent crude futures advanced $4.19, or 4.6%, to $94.57 a barrel by 1027 GMT ​and US West Texas Intermediate was up $4.60, or 5.5%, at $88.45.</p>
<p>Both contracts tumbled by 9% ​on Friday, their largest daily declines since April 18, <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/trump-says-iran-war-should-end-soon-both-sides-may-meet-weekend-2026-04-17/"><u>after Iran said</u></a> that passage ⁠for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz was open for the remainder of ​the ceasefire.</p>
<p>US President Donald Trump, meanwhile, said that Iran had agreed never again to close the ​strait through which about a fifth of the world’s oil supply passed before the war began almost two months ago.</p>
<p>“Within 24 hours of Friday’s ‘completely open’ announcement, there were already tankers that were fired upon by the Islamic ​Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC),” said Sparta Commodities analyst June Goh.</p>
<p>“Market fundamentals are getting worse, as 10-11 ​million barrels per day of crude oil remains shut in,” Goh added, referring to losses in oil production.</p>
<p>The ‌United States ⁠said on Sunday that it had seized an Iranian cargo ship that tried to break through its blockade, while Iran said it would retaliate, heightening fears of a resumption in hostilities.</p>
<p>Tehran also said it would not participate in a second round of negotiations that the US had hoped ​to start before the ​two-week ceasefire expires ⁠this week.</p>
<p>“The financial market is trading negotiations, improvements and resolution while at the same time the physical market is deteriorating day by day,” said ​SEB Research analyst Bjarne Schieldrop.</p>
<p>“Physical oil flows remain constrained by disrupted flows, ​longer voyage ⁠times and elevated freight and insurance costs.”</p>
<p>Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained at a virtual standstill on Monday, with only three crossings in the past 12 hours, shipping data showed.</p>
<p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/more-than-20-vessels-pass-strait-hormuz-saturday-kpler-data-shows-2026-04-20/"><u>More than 20 ⁠ships</u></a> passed through the strait on Saturday, carrying oil, liquefied petroleum ​gas, metals and fertilisers, Kpler data showed.</p>
<p>That was the highest number of vessels crossing the waterway since March 1.</p>
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