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      <title>Brent oil gains 2% after US military strikes in Iran</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Brent crude futures rose over 2% in Asian trade on Tuesday after the US military carried out strikes in Iran, keeping markets on edge ​as a deal to end the war and open up the Strait of Hormuz remained ‌elusive.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Brent futures were up $1.98, or 2.1%, to $98.12 a barrel as of 0405 GMT, after settling 7% lower in the previous session.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $91.79 a barrel, up slightly from Monday’s last traded price but down $4.81, or 5%, from Friday’s close.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There was no settlement on Monday due to the ​US Memorial Day holiday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;While both contracts fell during the overnight session on hopes of a peace ​deal, the US strikes in southern Iran and Israeli attacks on Hezbollah have boosted Brent ⁠prices and widened the spread with WTI, said Michael McCarthy, CEO of online trading platform Moomoo Australia.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tehran has effectively halted nearly all non-Iranian shipping into and out of the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz since the war began, choking ​off about a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas flows.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nikkei &lt;a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-would-open-strait-hormuz-30-days-after-deal-with-us-end-fighting-nikkei-2026-05-25/"&gt;reported&lt;/a&gt;, citing a Middle East diplomatic source, that Iran would clear mines from the strait within a 30‑day window under the agreement, after which vessels from all countries could ​navigate freely and safely, ​with Tehran also ending ⁠transit fee collection.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Traders are betting heavily that a breakthrough will finally free up the long-paralysed tankers stuck in and around the Strait of Hormuz,” said Tim Waterer, chief ​market analyst at KCM Trade.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;US President Donald Trump on Monday repeated his demand that Iran hand over its ⁠enriched uranium ​so it could be destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“It’s a sharp reminder that the deal ​could still collapse at the eleventh hour, much like the five previous attempts before it,” said Tony Sycamore, a market analyst at IG.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Brent crude futures rose over 2% in Asian trade on Tuesday after the US military carried out strikes in Iran, keeping markets on edge ​as a deal to end the war and open up the Strait of Hormuz remained ‌elusive.</strong></p>
<p>Brent futures were up $1.98, or 2.1%, to $98.12 a barrel as of 0405 GMT, after settling 7% lower in the previous session.</p>
<p>US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $91.79 a barrel, up slightly from Monday’s last traded price but down $4.81, or 5%, from Friday’s close.</p>
<p>There was no settlement on Monday due to the ​US Memorial Day holiday.</p>
<p>While both contracts fell during the overnight session on hopes of a peace ​deal, the US strikes in southern Iran and Israeli attacks on Hezbollah have boosted Brent ⁠prices and widened the spread with WTI, said Michael McCarthy, CEO of online trading platform Moomoo Australia.</p>
<p>Tehran has effectively halted nearly all non-Iranian shipping into and out of the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz since the war began, choking ​off about a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas flows.</p>
<p>Nikkei <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-would-open-strait-hormuz-30-days-after-deal-with-us-end-fighting-nikkei-2026-05-25/">reported</a>, citing a Middle East diplomatic source, that Iran would clear mines from the strait within a 30‑day window under the agreement, after which vessels from all countries could ​navigate freely and safely, ​with Tehran also ending ⁠transit fee collection.</p>
<p>“Traders are betting heavily that a breakthrough will finally free up the long-paralysed tankers stuck in and around the Strait of Hormuz,” said Tim Waterer, chief ​market analyst at KCM Trade.</p>
<p>US President Donald Trump on Monday repeated his demand that Iran hand over its ⁠enriched uranium ​so it could be destroyed.</p>
<p>“It’s a sharp reminder that the deal ​could still collapse at the eleventh hour, much like the five previous attempts before it,” said Tony Sycamore, a market analyst at IG.</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 10:14:31 +0500</pubDate>
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