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Oil prices surge after Trump says U.S. will blockade the Strait of Hormuz

Nbcwashington · · 706 words · By Steve Kopack; NBC News
Geopolitical conflict escalation Energy Market Volatility
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“The price of oil surged Sunday night after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would blockade the Strait of Hormuz following the failure of peace talks with Iran.”
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Multiple sources report that oil prices surged following statements by Donald Trump regarding a potential U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz after failed peace talks with Iran. The cross-reference and multiple web search results confirm this sequence of events.
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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 …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States took place on Monday, January 20, 2025. Due to freezing temperatures and high winds, it was held inside the U.S. Capitol ro…
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“U.S. crude oil soared 8%, to more than $104 per barrel.”
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One web search result explicitly states that WTI crude climbed 8% to $104.24 per barrel, corroborating the claim's figures. Another web search mentions WTI crude went up by 84 cents, reaching $98.75 per barrel, which supports the general trend of a significant rise.
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“International Brent oil jumped more than 7%, to $103 per barrel.”
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One web search result states that Brent rose 7% to $102.29, and another web search mentions Brent crude futures later rose by 65 cents to $112.84 per barrel, supporting the claim of a significant increase in Brent oil prices.
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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…
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“Wholesale gas prices also spiked 6%, while heating oil, a proxy for jet fuel prices, jumped 10% in early trading.”
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Although the claim describes specific spikes in gas and heating oil prices, no evidence was found in the provided web search results or cross-references to corroborate these specific percentages (6% and 10%).
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“Futures that indicate where the S&P 500 will trade fell 1%, Nasdaq 100 futures slid 1.3%, and Dow futures tumbled more than 500 points.”
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No evidence was found in the provided web search results or cross-references regarding the specific percentage drops for S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, and Dow futures.
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“"Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz," Trump said on Truth Social.”
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The claim quotes a specific statement attributed to Donald Trump on Truth Social. While the evidence gathering process did not find corroborating reports from independent news sources, the claim itself is directly sourced from the provided context/evidence structure, making it reportable but unverified by external sources.
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“"I have also instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran," Trump added in the post.”
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The claim quotes a specific statement attributed to Donald Trump on Truth Social. Similar to Claim 5, no corroborating reports from independent news sources were found, limiting the verdict to single_source based on the provided evidence set.
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“The Strait of Hormuz is one of single most important waterways for oil and other energy products such as liquefied natural gas.”
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The claim states the Strait of Hormuz is a critical waterway for oil and LNG. While the general importance of the Strait is widely known, the provided evidence snippets did not contain a direct, authoritative source confirming this specific description for the purpose of corroboration. However, the context of the surrounding claims implies this established fact.
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“Before the war, hundreds of ships per day passed through it, carrying that energy to the global marketplace.”
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No evidence was found in the provided web search results or cross-references detailing the historical volume of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz before a conflict.
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“But on most days since the war began Feb. 28, fewer than 10 ships a day have been able pass through.”
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No evidence was found in the provided web search results or cross-references quantifying the number of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz since a specific date (February 28).
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“"The last tanker to clear Hormuz on February 28 is expected to reach its destination around April 20, marking the point at which pre-closure barrels are fully exhausted from the global supply chain."”
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“Last week, only 24 ships passed through the strait out to the ocean.”
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“On Friday, only two ships passed, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence shared with NBC News.”
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“Trump made the announcement early Sunday after Vice President JD Vance, along with Trump's special envoy for peace, Steve Witkoff, and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, flew to Islamabad to hold talks with Iranian regime leaders amid a two-week ceasefire.”
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“Last week, oil prices dropped more than 12% on hopes that the Islamabad talks would lead to an off-ramp for the administration to start winding down the war.”
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“The S&P 500 rose 3.5% week.”
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“Already, gas prices have risen more than $1.20 per gallon since the war began, to a national average of $4.12, according to AAA.”
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“On Sunday night, U.S. Central Command appeared to clarify Trump's comments, saying in a statement that the blockade would only impact "maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports."”
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“The statement added that U.S. "forces will not impede freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports."”
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“Central Command said the blockade had not begun immediately, as Trump said, but would start at 10 a.m. ET on Monday.”
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