Event Brief
Oil prices jump as Hormuz traffic hits multi-week low
Filed: Jul 13, 2026 at 4:16 AM ET
Summary: Oil prices rose more than 4% after renewed US-Iran strikes slowed Hormuz traffic to a multi-week low.
WHO: Oil markets
WHAT: Oil prices jumped more than 4% as Hormuz traffic slowed to a multi-week low amid renewed US-Iran strikes.
WHEN: Jul 13, 2026 at 3:55 AM ET
WHERE: Hormuz Strait
WHY: Renewed strikes between the US and Iran threatened their fragile peace agreement and slowed Hormuz traffic.
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