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Oil jumps above $100 after US-Iran talks end without a deal

BBC News · · 353 words · By Osmond Chia
US-Iran diplomatic tensions Global Energy Security/Crisis
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11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Oil prices jumped above $100 a barrel as energy markets reopened on Monday in Asia after talks between the US and Iran ended without a new deal and Donald Trump said he would blockade Iranian ports.”
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The web search results mention oil prices potentially exceeding $100 due to Middle East conflict and Trump's comments regarding Iran, but no single source confirms the specific sequence: 'Oil prices jumped above $100 a barrel on Monday in Asia after talks between the US and Iran ended without a new deal and Donald Trump said he would blockade Iranian ports.' The evidence is suggestive but not a direct confirmation of this precise narrative.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting military and government sites, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other Iranian officials, and infli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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“Global benchmark Brent crude is up by 8.5% at $102.37 (£77.15), while West Texas Intermediate is 9% higher at $105.34.”
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The web search results provide general information on Brent and WTI, but none of the provided snippets confirm the exact figures: 'Brent crude was up 8.5% to $102.37 (£77.15), and West Texas Intermediate was up 9% to $105.34.' This specific data point is not corroborated by multiple sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brent Crude is the trading classification for the types of petroleum—sweet crude oil and light crude oil—first extracted from the Brent oilfield in the North Sea in 1976. The term Brent Crude also ide…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_Crude
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Urals oil is a reference oil brand used as a basis for pricing of the Russian export oil mixture. It is a mix of heavy sour oil of the Urals and the Volga region with light oil of Western Siberia. Oth…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urals_oil
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is a grade or mix of crude oil; the term is also used to refer to the spot price, the futures price, or assessed price for that oil. In colloquial usage, WTI usually refe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Texas_Intermediate
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“The price of oil plunged well below $100 last Wednesday after Washington and Tehran agreed to a conditional two-week ceasefire deal that includes the opening of the key Strait of Hormuz trade waterway.”
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Multiple web search results reference oil prices falling below $100 following discussions or prospects of a ceasefire between the US and Iran, supporting the core elements of the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting military and government sites, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other Iranian officials, and infli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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“The strait, through which a fifth of the world's energy shipments pass, has become a key flashpoint of the Iran war after Tehran retaliated against the US-Israeli strikes by threatening to attack vessels that try to use it.”
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The claim describes the Strait of Hormuz as a flashpoint due to Tehran's retaliation against US-Israeli strikes. While Wikipedia entries confirm the Strait's importance and the context of US/Israeli strikes (2026), the specific narrative that Tehran *retaliated* by threatening vessels using the strait is not directly corroborated by multiple sources in the provided evidence.
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“Shipments have largely been at a standstill since the conflict started on 28 February, though some countries like India and Malaysia have negotiated safe passage for their vessels.”
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The evidence mentions shipping traffic being largely blocked by Iran since February 28, 2026 (Wikipedia), but it does not contain information regarding India and Malaysia negotiating safe passage.
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“Trump said in a Truth Social post on Sunday that the US will start "BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz".”
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The claim attributes a specific blockade threat to Donald Trump via Truth Social on Sunday. While Trump's rhetoric regarding Iran is present in the search results, the specific quote, platform (Truth Social), and timing (Sunday) are not confirmed by multiple independent sources.
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“US Central Command (Centcom) later said the blockade of traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports will begin at 10:00 ET (14:00 GMT) on Monday.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries to confirm that US Central Command (Centcom) announced a blockade of Iranian ports starting at 10:00 ET (14:00 GMT) on Monday.
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“It will be enforced "impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas," Centcom said in a post on social media.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries to confirm Centcom's statement regarding the blockade being enforced impartially against all nations' vessels in Iranian ports.
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“Centcom also said it "will not impede" ships in the Strait of Hormuz heading "to and from non-Iranian ports".”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries to confirm Centcom's statement that the blockade would not impede ships in the Strait of Hormuz heading to or from non-Iranian ports.
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“Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who led negotiations for Tehran in Pakistan, says the country "will not submit to any threat, in a statement carried by local media.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries regarding a statement from Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iranian parliamentary speaker, concerning Iran's refusal to submit to threats.
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“Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Naval Forces said that any military vessels that approach the strait will be considered to be violating the ceasefire between Washington and Tehran and "dealt with severely".”
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