# Oil Prices Fall More Than 10% After Trump Postpones Iran Strikes

> Brent crude fell $12.25, or 11%, to $99.94 a barrel, while WTI dropped 10.3% to $88.13. The decline ended a four-session run of gains in Brent, which was still up 38% in March.

- Date: 2026-03-23 · published 2026-03-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11451-oil-prices-fall-more-than-10-after-trump-postpones-iran-strikes
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

The sharp drop reflects easing war-risk premium after Trump's strike postponement, but crude remains far above early-March levels, keeping energy and freight costs elevated for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2026-03-23 | [Oil sinks after Trump postpones strikes on Iranian plants](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8157-oil-sinks-after-trump-postpones-strikes-on-iranian-plants.md) | +1.5% | -13.8% |
| BRENT | 2026-04-17 | [Oil prices: Oil tumbles more than 10% as Iran declares Strait of Hormuz open](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8808-oil-prices-oil-tumbles-more-than-10-as-iran-declares-strait-of-hormuz-open.md) | +1.3% | +0.6% |
| BRENT | 2024-04-17 | [Oil prices fall more than 3% as traders discount Iran-Israel war risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30931-oil-prices-fall-more-than-3-as-traders-discount-iran-israel-war-risk.md) | -2.5% | -9.9% |
| BRENT | 2026-04-08 | [Oil prices plunge on Trump's US-Iran ceasefire post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6900-oil-prices-plunge-on-trump-s-us-iran-ceasefire-post.md) | -13.7% | -8.7% |
| BRENT | 2026-03-25 | [Crude Prices Fall More Than 2%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11450-crude-prices-fall-more-than-2.md) | +15.0% | +1.0% |
| WTI | 2026-03-23 | [Oil sinks after Trump postpones strikes on Iranian plants](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8157-oil-sinks-after-trump-postpones-strikes-on-iranian-plants.md) | +2.2% | -8.1% |
| WTI | 2026-04-17 | [Oil prices: Oil tumbles more than 10% as Iran declares Strait of Hormuz open](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8808-oil-prices-oil-tumbles-more-than-10-as-iran-declares-strait-of-hormuz-open.md) | +2.3% | +7.9% |
| WTI | 2024-04-17 | [Oil prices fall more than 3% as traders discount Iran-Israel war risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30931-oil-prices-fall-more-than-3-as-traders-discount-iran-israel-war-risk.md) | -2.3% | -7.9% |

## Sources

- wsj.com: https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-03-23-2026/card/oil-price-falls-after-trump-postpones-iran-strikes-c7feot2UkVsDHiKIoDTd

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