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Oil prices jump as Hormuz, Red Sea crises deepen

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · · 851 words · By Nik Martin
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What to know about Oil prices jump as Hormuz, Red Sea crises deepen

Oil prices jump as Hormuz, Red Sea crises deepen July 23, 2026 Why are oil prices rising again?

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What happened

Oil prices jump as Hormuz, Red Sea crises deepen July 23, 2026 Why are oil prices rising again?

Why it matters

Around two weeks after the resumption of US and Iranian attacks in the Gulf region, the price of Brent crude broke above $100 a barrel (€87.8) on July 24.

Common ground

This marked a nearly one-third increase from last month's low but is still below the $126 peak reached in April at the height of the conflict.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Overnight into Thursday, the United States carried out its 12th night of strikes on Iran”
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Wikipedia entries for '2026 Iran war' and 'List of attacks during the 2026 Iran war' confirm a state of war between the US/Israel and Iran starting in February 2026, supporting the context of ongoing strikes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of airstrikes and bombardments carried out during the 2026 Iran war. The strikes began on 28 February 2026, when Israel and the United States launched attacks on targets across Iran, co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_202…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2025 and 2026, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Ali…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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Claim 2: “On Tuesday, ahead of the Houthi strikes, Goldman Sachs warned that oil prices could spike to $120 per barrel by the fourth quarter if Hormuz remains closed”
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Multiple web search results explicitly state that Goldman Sachs warned oil prices could reach or surpass $120 per barrel if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed/disrupted.
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web search NEUTRAL — Goldman analysts warn that if flows through the strait remain depressed through March, spot prices could surpass the 2008 peak of $147 per barrel. The bank forecasts an average Brent price of $98 per …
https://www.ainvest.com/news/goldman-sachs-brent-rise-120-bb…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oil prices could reach upward of $120 a barrel if tensions between the U.S. and Iran don’t start to ease soon.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/oil-prices-could-surpass-1…
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web search NEUTRAL — Goldman Sachs says Brent crude could climb to $120 a barrel if shipping disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz persist, though it continues to expect prices to ease if regional tensions subside.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/energdive_brentcrude-oilmarke…
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Claim 3: “still below the $126 peak reached in April at the height of the conflict”
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While evidence confirms the general context of the 2026 conflict and oil price volatility, no specific source provided in the evidence confirms a peak of exactly $126 in April 2026.
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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 — Corporate Retreat is a 2026 American horror-dark comedy directed by Aaron Fisher and written by Fisher and Kerri Lee Romeo. It stars Odeya Rush, Sasha Lane, Ashton Sanders, Alan Ruck, Kirby Johnson an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_Retreat
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Midori Anne Iwama (born April 16, 1994), known professionally as Midori Francis, is an American actress. She began her career in theatre, earning NYIT, Obie, and Drama Desk Awards. She received a Dayt…
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Claim 4: “On Thursday, average US gas prices reached $4.09, from $3.92 a month earlier, according to data from the American Automobile Association”
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No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results.
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Claim 5: “The Iran-backed Houthi rebels based in Yemen entered the conflict on Wednesday (July 22), claiming responsibility for attacks on two Saudi oil tankers”
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Multiple independent web sources and a Wikipedia entry confirm that Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for attacking two Saudi oil tankers around July 20-23, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Houthi blockade of Saudi Arabia refers to a maritime and aerial embargo declared by the Houthis (Ansar Allah) of Yemen against Saudi Arabia on 20 July 2026. It marked a major escalation between the Ir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_blockade_of_Saudi_Arabi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, is a Zaydi revivalist and Shia Islamist political and military organization that emerged from Yemen in the 1990s. It is predominantly made up of Zaydis, w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict is an ongoing armed conflict between the Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi forces in the Arabian Peninsula, including the southern Saudi prov…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi–Saudi_Arabian_conflict
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Claim 6: “Around 2.5 million barrels of Saudi oil were moving through Bab el-Mandeb before the Houthi attacks, according to Jorge Leon, senior vice president and head of geopolitical analysis at Rystad Energy”
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One web search result mentions 2.5 to 3.5 million barrels of Saudi oil moving through Bab al-Mandeb, but attributes it to Andy Lipow, not Jorge Leon of Rystad Energy. The specific attribution to Jorge Leon is not corroborated by other provided sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran and Saudi Arabia are engaged in a proxy war over influence in the Middle East and other regions of the Muslim world. The two countries have provided varying degrees of support to opposing sides i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Saudi_Arabia_proxy_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Red Sea crisis is an ongoing armed conflict and maritime crisis instigated by the Houthis, an armed group in Yemen. The Houthis began launching missiles and armed drones at Israel in response to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 26 March 2015, Saudi Arabia, leading a coalition of nine countries from West Asia and North Africa, staged a military intervention in Yemen at the request of Yemeni president Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi-led_intervention_in_the_…
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Claim 7: “The US, the world's largest oil exporter, hiked global deliveries during the war, which reached 5.6 million barrels per day in April, according to the US Energy Information Administration”
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Claim 8: “Saudi Arabia has also utilized pipelines through Egypt to export oil via one of the North African nation's Mediterranean ports”
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Multiple web sources confirm that Saudi Arabia uses pipelines through Egypt to export oil via Mediterranean ports (specifically mentioning Sidi Kerir) as an alternative to the Red Sea.
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web search NEUTRAL — If Saudi Arabia deems shipping oil via the Red Sea’s Bab al-Mandab strait too risky, it has alternatives: It could send oil and fuels north to the Mediterranean via a pipeline in Egypt or the Suez Can…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/business/oil-red-sea-hout…
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web search NEUTRAL — Theoretically, Saudi Arabia can keep sending oil north via Suez. Practically, it would be hard for the country to do that at a scale comparable to previous oil export routes, Kpler pointed out in a re…
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Saudi-Oil-Reroutes-Hit…
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web search NEUTRAL — Saudi Arabia's Yanbu Port Sees Surge In Oil Tanker Activity In 'Dark' Mode Photo: AP.Saudi Arabia has also redirected part of its Asia-bound crude exports through Egypt's Mediterranean port of Sidi Ke…
https://www.outlookbusiness.com/news/dark-mode-oil-tanker-ac…
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Claim 9: “Diesel prices climbed further to nearly €2.18, versus €1.73 a month ago”
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Claim 10: “Germany's largest auto club ADAC said a liter of gasoline had climbed to nearly €2.15, a rise of 33 cents since the recent low”
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Claim 11: “the price of Brent crude broke above $100 a barrel (€87.8) on July 24”
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Multiple web search results confirm Brent crude hit $100 a barrel around July 23-24, 2026, due to Houthi attacks.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brent Austin Rivera (born January 9, 1998) is an American Internet personality and actor who first gained popularity on the now-defunct video hosting service Vine. He has followings on Instagram, TikT…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021 SummerSlam was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was the 34th annual SummerSlam and took place on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Allegiant…
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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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Claim 12: “the world's largest oil importer, China, cut its purchases to near-decade lows in the first months of the war”
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Claim 13: “the US and several other countries released millions of barrels of oil from their strategic oil reserves to help offset rising prices”
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Claim 14: “The Red Sea route allowed Saudi and the UAE to export around 6.8 million barrels of crude oil per day”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about Saudi Arabia's history and geography, but does not mention the specific figure of 6.8 million barrels per day via the Red Sea route.
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web search NEUTRAL — Saudi Arabia was founded in 1932 by King Abdulaziz, who united Hejaz, Najd, parts of Eastern Arabia and South Arabia into a single state through a series of military and political campaigns beginning …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia
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web search NEUTRAL — Saudi Arabia has since been an absolute monarchy governed along Islamist lines. Saudi Arabia is sometimes called "the Land of the Two Holy Mosques", in reference to Al-Masjid al-Haram (in Mecca) and A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Saudi_Arabia
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web search NEUTRAL — Saudi Arabia is the largest state in western Asia by land area (most of the Arabian Peninsula) and the second-largest in the Arab World. It has an estimated population of 27 million, of which 8.8 mill…
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