# WTI Nears Three-Month High As Iranian Protests Stoke Global Oil Market Concerns

> Brent rose to its highest level since October 2025 at $66.20 and WTI reached a near three-month high of $61.80, after a fifth straight session of gains. Citi raised its three-month Brent forecast to $70 a barrel, citing protests in Iran and rising geopolitical risk.

- Date: 2026-01-14 · published 2026-01-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11395-wti-nears-three-month-high-as-iranian-protests-stoke-global-oil-market-concerns
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

A growing risk premium and a higher bank forecast point to firmer crude prices, which would lift energy and transport costs for feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2026-01-14 | 5 | +11.8% | 3.2 | Brent hit its highest level since October 2025 after a fifth straight session of gains on Iranian protest risk, and Citi's higher forecast reinforced bullish sentiment within the 5-day window ending Jan 14. |
| WTI | 2026-01-15 | 1 | -4.4% | -3.1 | It shows WTI at a near three-month high after five straight gains, leaving the market stretched and vulnerable to a sharp reversal and profit-taking once Iran-related risk faded. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2026-04-01 | [Oil soars then retreats, gold drops as Iran war jolts global commodity markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6640-oil-soars-then-retreats-gold-drops-as-iran-war-jolts-global-commodity-markets.md) | -12.2% | -1.1% |
| BRENT | 2026-04-29 | [Crude oil price near three-week high as UAE leaves OPEC; Strait of Hormuz disruption, US-Iran tension persist \| Stock Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19903-crude-oil-price-near-three-week-high-as-uae-leaves-opec-strait-of-hormuz.md) | -1.9% | -16.4% |
| BRENT | 2026-03-30 | [Canadian dollar hits nearly four-month low as war raises growth concerns \| MarketScreener Canada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20392-canadian-dollar-hits-nearly-four-month-low-as-war-raises-growth-concerns.md) | +1.2% | -5.1% |
| BRENT | 2026-03-01 | [How the attack on Iran could impact the global oil market and economy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20773-how-the-attack-on-iran-could-impact-the-global-oil-market-and-economy.md) | +31.0% | +62.6% |
| BRENT | 2026-04-28 | [Oil Prices Surge as Hormuz Tensions Push WTI Near $100 and Brent Above $111, Threatening Global Energy Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19906-oil-prices-surge-as-hormuz-tensions-push-wti-near-100-and-brent-above-111.md) | +4.8% | -8.9% |
| WTI | 2018-06-28 | [U.S. oil prices hit three-and-a-half-year high on concern over Iran sanctions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8780-u-s-oil-prices-hit-three-and-a-half-year-high-on-concern-over-iran-sanctions.md) | -3.7% | -6.5% |
| WTI | 2026-04-01 | [Oil soars then retreats, gold drops as Iran war jolts global commodity markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6640-oil-soars-then-retreats-gold-drops-as-iran-war-jolts-global-commodity-markets.md) | -6.6% | +6.7% |
| WTI | 2026-04-29 | [Crude oil price near three-week high as UAE leaves OPEC; Strait of Hormuz disruption, US-Iran tension persist \| Stock Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19903-crude-oil-price-near-three-week-high-as-uae-leaves-opec-strait-of-hormuz.md) | +2.2% | -10.9% |

## Sources

- db.forbesmiddleeast.com: https://db.forbesmiddleeast.com/industry/energy/oil-prices-surge-to-multi-month-high-amid-us-iran-tensions-and-fears-of-middle-east-supply-disruptions

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