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Brent Nears $96 as U.S. Strikes Iran for 12th Consecutive Night

military_conflictMiddle EastOilPrice23 Jul, 02:26 UTC

Context

The latest oil price rally showed no sign of stopping in early Asian trading on Thursday, with both benchmarks climbing to their highest levels in more than six weeks as the U.S. and Iran continued to exchange strikes. At the time of writing, WTI crude was trading at $88.05 per barrel, up 1.41% on the session, while Brent crude had gained 1.76% to trade at $95.73 per barrel. The price rise came as the U.S. launched its 12th consecutive wave of strikes against Iranian military targets, while Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis intensified threats against…

What it means

Brent and WTI have already been called upward across 29 prior signals in this ongoing conflict. The 12th consecutive night of strikes, while intense, adds no new channel or genuine surprise beyond what has already been reflected in those prior calls — crude is trading near $96, embedding the war premium. Repeating the same crude-up call on each daily headline would overstate predictive edge.

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Not investment advice · for informational purposes only. Generated 23 Jul, 02:30 UTC