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Oil prices surge as US-Iran conflict escalates
Donald Trump, US Central Command, Iranian Revolutionary Guards
Strait of Hormuz, Middle East
July 8, 2026
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Oil prices rose over 4% following the collapse of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding. US airstrikes in the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian retaliatory strikes on Bahrain and Kuwait have heightened supply disruption fears. Multiple oil tankers have turned back from the Strait of Hormuz.