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Piper Sandler says Strait of Hormuz to remain closed for months and oil to hit new highs

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 370 words · By Deena Zaidi
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What to know about Piper Sandler says Strait of Hormuz to remain closed for months and oil to hit new highs

Piper Sandler isn't buying the talk that an Iran deal is nearing, telling clients that the Strait of Hormuz will largely stay closed and oil will hit new highs.

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What happened

Piper Sandler isn't buying the talk that an Iran deal is nearing, telling clients that the Strait of Hormuz will largely stay closed and oil will hit new highs.

Why it matters

"We think the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed for months yet, meaning shortages become more urgent and oil hits new highs this Summer," according to a recent note from the investment bank's energy and macro teams.

Common ground

West Texas Intermediate Futures are down since Friday but bounced back some on Tuesday with mixed messaging on a possible Iran deal over the long weekend.

Perspective signals

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 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The U.S. military said it conducted "self-defense strikes" in southern Iran, which included targeting Iranian missile launch sites and vessels placing mines around the Strait of Hormuz.”
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Three independent web search results confirm that the U.S. military conducted 'self-defense strikes' in southern Iran targeting missile launch sites and boats attempting to lay mines.
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web search NEUTRAL — According to the statement, US forces struck “missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to emplace mines” in southern Iran. The strikes appeared to focus on areas near the Strait of Hormuz...
https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-war-us-hormuz-oil-blockade-gulf…
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web search NEUTRAL — International internet access looked set to be restored to Iranian citizens after President Masoud Pezeshkian issued an order Monday to reopen it. The U.S. military carried out defensive strikes in so…
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/iran-war-news-trump-strait…
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web search NEUTRAL — WASHINGTON – The U.S. military carried out what it described as “self-defense strikes” in southern Iran tonight, targeting Iranian boats allegedly attempting to lay mines and missile launch sites as a…
https://www.themainewire.com/2026/05/u-s-conducts-self-defen…
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Claim 2: “Iran's foreign ministry has said navigation through the vital shipping channel "will have costs."”
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Web search results explicitly quote Iran's foreign ministry stating that navigation through the shipping channel 'will have costs'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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Claim 3: “The narrow passage that once carried about one-fifth of the world's seaborne oil has seen historic dips, with tracking data showing vessel traffic falling sharply to near zero since the war escalated.”
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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and web search results, confirm the Strait of Hormuz carries roughly one-fifth (or a quarter) of seaborne oil and that traffic has fallen sharply to 'virtually nonexistent' or 'near zero' due to the 2026 crisis.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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Claim 4: “WTI crude futures neared $120 a barrel during the onset of the conflict, but were last trading around $94 a barrel.”
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While one source mentions oil prices jumping to $94 a barrel, another source reports WTI hitting $130.50 and Brent reaching $139.13 during the conflict onset, contradicting the claim that it 'neared $120'. The current trading price is also inconsistent across sources ($94 vs $78.92).
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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A benchmark crude or marker crude is a crude oil that serves as a reference price for buyers and sellers of crude oil. There are three primary benchmarks, West Texas Intermediate (WTI), Brent Blend, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benchmark_(crude_oil)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — West Texas is a loosely defined region in the U.S. state of Texas, generally encompassing the arid and semiarid lands west of a line drawn between the cities of Wichita Falls, Abilene, and Del Rio. No…
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Claim 5: “President Donald Trump said Saturday that an agreement with Iran has been "largely negotiated", with details to be announced shortly.”
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Multiple independent news sources (TASS, Krdo, Jpost) confirm that President Donald Trump stated an agreement with Iran has been 'largely negotiated'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made a state visit to China. This visit was Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second pres…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump has been the target of numerous assassination attempts and death threats during his presidential campaigning and his presidencies of the United States of America. The earliest known attem…
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