# Risk of regional conflict drives oil price surge after Israel's strike on Iran

> Israel's strikes against Iran on Thursday night sent oil prices sharply higher, with Brent trading at its highest level since early April. Traders are pricing in the risk that the conflict could spread to regional oil production and transport infrastructure. Analysts said the attacks had not yet affected actual oil market fundamentals.

- Date: 2025-06-13 · published 2025-06-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11000-risk-of-regional-conflict-drives-oil-price-surge-after-israel-s-strike-on-iran
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

The price jump reflects risk premium rather than a physical supply loss, but it raises crude and diesel costs for feed producers. Any strike on tankers, pipelines or export facilities would tighten supply and push prices higher.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2025-06-13 | 1 | +7.3% | 3.3 | Traders priced in risk of the conflict spreading to regional oil production and transport infrastructure, lifting Brent to its highest since early April. |
| BRENT | 2025-06-13 | 5 | +11.2% | 3.1 | Brent reached its highest since early April as traders priced in risk of the conflict spreading to regional oil production and transport. |
| WTI | 2025-06-13 | 5 | +13.1% | 3.3 | Traders priced in the risk of conflict spreading to regional oil production and transport after the strikes, lifting crude. |
| BRENT | 2025-06-17 | 5 | +15.0% | 3.3 | Brent reached its highest since early April as traders priced in the risk to regional production and transport. |
| WTI | 2025-06-15 | 5 | +11.4% | 3.1 | Traders priced in the risk that the conflict could spread to oil production and transport infrastructure, even though fundamentals were not yet affected. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2025-06-13 | [Oil prices surge after Israel's strike on Iran \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10997-oil-prices-surge-after-israel-s-strike-on-iran-cbc-news.md) | +12.0% | -0.8% |
| BRENT | 2025-06-13 | [Oil prices surge after Israel launches airstrikes against Iran](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10992-oil-prices-surge-after-israel-launches-airstrikes-against-iran.md) | +12.0% | -0.8% |
| 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 | 2025-01-17 | [International Diesel Prices Surge After U.S. Sanctions on Russia \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11455-international-diesel-prices-surge-after-u-s-sanctions-on-russia-oilprice-com.md) | -4.1% | -8.0% |
| BRENT | 2025-06-13 | [OIL FUTURES: Crude surges 6% as Israel launches 'preemptive' strike on Iran \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11153-oil-futures-crude-surges-6-as-israel-launches-preemptive-strike-on-iran-s-and-p.md) | +12.0% | -0.8% |
| WTI | 2025-06-13 | [Oil prices surge after Israel's strike on Iran \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10997-oil-prices-surge-after-israel-s-strike-on-iran-cbc-news.md) | +10.2% | +1.1% |
| WTI | 2025-06-13 | [Oil prices surge after Israel launches airstrikes against Iran](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10992-oil-prices-surge-after-israel-launches-airstrikes-against-iran.md) | +10.2% | +1.1% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- axios.com: https://www.axios.com/2025/06/13/oil-price-surge-israel-strike-iran

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