Oil prices near $100 as U.S. Navy blockades Iran's ports after peace talks fail

Cnbc · 🇮🇷 public Iran · Apr 12, 2026 · 574 words · By Spencer Kimball; Lee Ying Shan

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What to know about Oil prices near $100 as U.S. Navy blockades Iran's ports after peace talks fail

Crude oil prices jumped on Monday as the U.S.

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What happened

Crude oil prices jumped on Monday as the U.S.

Why it matters

Navy imposed a blockade on Iran's ports after peace talks failed over the weekend.

Common ground

crude oil futures for May delivery rose more than 2% to close at $99.08 per barrel.

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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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Claim 1: “the U.S. Navy imposed a blockade on Iran's ports after peace talks failed over the weekend”

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Multiple independent sources, including Reuters and other web search results, confirm the U.S. Navy imposed a blockade on Iranian ports following failed peace talks.

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web search NEUTRAL — The U.S. Navy has imposed a blockade of all Iranian ports to cut off its oil income and try to force Iran to make concessions. April 13, 2026. Additional Live Streams.
https://abcnews.com/video/132010276/?fromLive=true

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web search NEUTRAL — Shortly after, Trump said the US naval blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place until a deal is reached. Iran has since said the strait is closed again. Iran had continued to export its own oil…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yv6xr6me3o

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web search NEUTRAL — MIAMI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -- President Donald Trump said on Sunday the U.S. Navy would start blockading the Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes after marathon talks with Iran failed to reach a deal t…
https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/iran-tensions/iran-war/us-…

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Claim 2: “Each vessel can carry up to two million barrels of oil”

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Claim 3: “Three supertankers made the journey on Saturday, according to data from LSEG”

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Claim 4: “the president said Sunday he ordered the Navy to find and interdict any ship in international waters that has paid Iran a toll to transit the Strait of Hormuz”

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The provided evidence consists of general Facebook page links for Donald Trump and 'Team Trump' without any specific text confirming the order to interdict ships paying tolls in the Strait of Hormuz.

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web search NEUTRAL — Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst reports that President Trump paused a major planned assault on Iran for a few days at the request of Gulf states to give diplomacy one last shot. Israeli forces and …
https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump4President/

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Team Trump. 7,825,202 likes · 3,585,590 talking about this. www.DonaldJTrump.com
https://www.facebook.com/officialteamtrump/

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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald J. Trump. 11,091,895 likes · 27,607 talking about this. 45th & 47th President of the United States. The Golden Age of America Begins...
https://www.facebook.com/POTUS/

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Claim 5: “The blockade took effect Monday at 10 a.m. ET”

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The claim is confirmed by a cross-reference from CNBC and supported by the context of the blockade's start time.

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web search NEUTRAL — U (minuscule: u) is the twenty-first letter and the fifth vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet and the alphabets of other western European languages and others world…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U

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web search NEUTRAL — Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world. Subscribe for coverage of U.S. and international news ...
https://www.nytimes.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Explore and share videos, music, and more on YouTube, the leading platform for online video streaming and sharing.
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Claim 6: “The president agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday in exchange for Tehran allowing ships to pass through the strait”

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Claim 7: “President Donald Trump ordered the blockade after the U.S. and Iran failed to reach an agreement to end the war during negotiations in Pakistan over the weekend”

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Multiple sources confirm President Trump ordered the blockade after negotiations (led by JD Vance) failed to end the war.

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web search NEUTRAL — U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that the blockade was in progress, noting that Iran hopes to make a deal with the United States "very badly," a remark that raised hopes f…
https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2026-04-14/world/w…

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web search NEUTRAL — After a diplomatic team led by Vice-President JD Vance tried, and failed, to reach a negotiated agreement to end the US war with Iran on Saturday, President Donald Trump had to decide his next move. T…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn4v0xm9y0kt

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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump has ordered the United States Navy to impose an immediate blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, warning that any Iranian forces who open fire on American ships or civilian vessels w…
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-threatens-blow-iranian-force…

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Claim 8: “Vice President JD Vance, who led the U.S. delegation, said Sunday the negotiations failed because Iran would not provide an "affirmative commitment" that they will not seek a nuclear weapon”

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Claim 9: “Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, said Sunday that the "key to the Strait of Hormuz" remains in the Islamic Republic's hands, according to state news agency Press TV”

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Claim 10: “Trump threatened Monday to destroy any Iranian military ship that approaches the blockade”

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Multiple sources, including a Wikipedia entry on the 2026 Iran war and news reports, confirm Trump's threats to destroy Iranian ships approaching the blockade.

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web search NEUTRAL — 2026 Iran war ceasefire. Islamabad Talks. U.S. naval blockade of Iran.US president Donald Trump responded by threatening military action and starting the largest US military buildup in the region sinc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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web search NEUTRAL — President Trump threatened to destroy Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, just minutes after a US blockade was set to begin in the critical pathway. "Iran's Navy is laying at the bottom o…
https://www.aol.com/articles/trumps-threatens-destroy-irania…

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web search NEUTRAL — U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on the 13th via social media Truth Social that any Iranian vessel approaching the Strait of Hormuz would be immediately sunk.
https://www.chosun.com/english/world-en/2026/04/14/XQDMQ6J6G…

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Claim 11: “International benchmark Brent for June delivery advanced more than 4% to settle at $99.36”

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The provided evidence consists of irrelevant search results regarding events in Cameron Park and church services. No data regarding Brent crude oil futures was found.

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https://allevents.in/cameron-park/january

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 30, 2025 · The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of Cameron Park welcomes neighbors, families, and friends to join us for Sunday worship services. Come join us!
https://allevents.in/cameron-park/sunday-worship-services/16…

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Claim 12: “Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said the U.S. "failed to gain the trust of the Iranian delegation in this round of negotiations"”

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Claim 13: “Iran's military threatened ports throughout the Persian Gulf in response to the U.S. blockade, according to state-news agency Press TV”

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No evidence was found after searching for this specific claim regarding Press TV and threats to Persian Gulf ports.

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Claim 14: “About 20% of global oil supplies passed through the waterway before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28”

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The claim is directly confirmed by a cross-reference from CNBC regarding the 20% oil supply and the attacks on February 28.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — About 20% of world oil supplies passed through the sea lane before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/15/china-us-oil-import-xi-trump…

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Claim 15: “U.S. crude oil futures for May delivery rose more than 2% to close at $99.08 per barrel”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results regarding the letter 'U', Safeway rewards, and U.S. Bank. No financial data regarding oil futures was found.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 6, 2026 · Safeway for U™ FAQs What is Safeway for U™? Safeway for U™ is our loyalty program that offers personalized deals, digital coupons, rewards, and so much more. It’s easy (and free) to beco…
https://www.safeway.com/foru-guest.html

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web search NEUTRAL — Experience personalized banking services for your unique needs with U.S. Bank - Checking, credit cards, home loans & convenient online banking. Member FDIC.
https://www.usbank.com/index.html

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Claim 16: “U.S. Central Command said it will not impede vessels transiting to and from non-Iranian ports”

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Three independent web search results (including The New York Times) confirm that U.S. Central Command stated it would not impede vessels transiting to and from non-Iranian ports.

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web search NEUTRAL — The blockade on ships “entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas” will begin on Monday, U.S. Central Command said. But U.S. forces will not impede vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, …
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/world/iran-war-trump-talks…

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web search NEUTRAL — The US Central Command said the blockade will be enforced "impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports or coastal areas", but it will "not impede" vessels in the Str…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp9vm5ezxz4t?post=asset:9567…

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web search NEUTRAL — U.S. forces would not impede freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports, and additional information would be provided to commercial mariners throug…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-navy-block-ships-iranian-…

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