# Investors unnerved as Israel-Iran conflict fuels oil market rally | Reuters

> Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other on Sunday, killing and wounding civilians and raising fears of a wider regional conflict. Yemen's Houthis joined the fighting, and crude oil prices initially rose near 4% when markets reopened. U.S. stock futures opened slightly lower as investors moved to risk-off positions.

- Date: 2025-06-14 · published 2025-06-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10998-investors-unnerved-as-israel-iran-conflict-fuels-oil-market-rally-reuters
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Threats to Middle East oil production and transport raise crude prices, which lift diesel and energy costs for feed mills and transport. Higher energy costs can also support soyoil and other biofuel-linked feed inputs.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2025-06-17 | 5 | +15.0% | 3.3 | Fresh strikes and the Houthis joining the fighting lifted crude about 4% at the Monday reopen, adding to the rally on wider-war fears. |
| WTI | 2025-06-15 | 5 | +11.4% | 3.1 | The weekend escalation, with the Houthis joining, lifted crude about 4% when markets reopened, adding to the gains through June 15. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2025-06-17 | [Oil prices rise more than 4% as Iran-Israel conflict escalates \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10994-oil-prices-rise-more-than-4-as-iran-israel-conflict-escalates-reuters.md) | -1.7% | -5.5% |
| BRENT | 2026-05-06 | [Oil supply shock to worsen as inventories fall further even if conflict ends \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9580-oil-supply-shock-to-worsen-as-inventories-fall-further-even-if-conflict-ends.md) | -2.3% | -11.1% |
| BRENT | 2026-03-05 | [Oil settles up around 5% on supply concerns as Iran conflict widens \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5232-oil-settles-up-around-5-on-supply-concerns-as-iran-conflict-widens-reuters.md) | +12.3% | +35.0% |
| BRENT | 2025-06-13 | [Oil settles up 7% as Israel, Iran trade air strikes \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10991-oil-settles-up-7-as-israel-iran-trade-air-strikes-reuters.md) | +12.0% | -0.8% |
| BRENT | 2026-03-09 | [Instant View: Oil surges 20% as Iran war fuels supply fears \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5573-instant-view-oil-surges-20-as-iran-war-fuels-supply-fears-reuters.md) | +9.5% | +25.6% |
| WTI | 2025-06-17 | [Oil prices rise more than 4% as Iran-Israel conflict escalates \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10994-oil-prices-rise-more-than-4-as-iran-israel-conflict-escalates-reuters.md) | -9.9% | -6.8% |
| WTI | 2026-05-06 | [Oil supply shock to worsen as inventories fall further even if conflict ends \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9580-oil-supply-shock-to-worsen-as-inventories-fall-further-even-if-conflict-ends.md) | +0.0% | -5.8% |
| WTI | 2026-03-05 | [Oil settles up around 5% on supply concerns as Iran conflict widens \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5232-oil-settles-up-around-5-on-supply-concerns-as-iran-conflict-widens-reuters.md) | +16.5% | +35.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/global-markets-investors-pix-2025-06-14/

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