# Oil prices log steepest weekly loss since April on potential US-Iran peace deal | The National

> Brent fell about 12% on the week and WTI nearly 10%, their steepest weekly losses since April, as traders bet the US and Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Only nine of 53 container vessels trapped in the Gulf have exited, and Asian crude demand has retreated sharply.

- Date: 2026-05-29 · published 2026-05-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12723-oil-prices-log-steepest-weekly-loss-since-april-on-potential-us-iran-peace-deal
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Reopening bets are pressuring crude lower, but restricted flows and falling inventories limit the downside, and weaker Asian crude demand adds to bearish pressure on energy costs for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2026-05-29 | [Oil Sees Biggest Weekly Loss Since April on Iran Deal Talk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12490-oil-sees-biggest-weekly-loss-since-april-on-iran-deal-talk.md) | +2.5% | -21.2% |
| BRENT | 2026-04-10 | [Oil ends lower ahead of U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks, posts steepest weekly loss since 2022 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6898-oil-ends-lower-ahead-of-u-s-iran-ceasefire-talks-posts-steepest-weekly-loss.md) | +0.8% | -5.5% |
| BRENT | 2026-05-29 | [Oil prices on track for steepest monthly fall since 2020 \| Oil \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12721-oil-prices-on-track-for-steepest-monthly-fall-since-2020-oil-the-guardian.md) | +2.5% | -21.2% |
| BRENT | 2026-04-10 | [Oil Eyes Large Weekly Loss Amid Fragile Iran Peace Hopes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10139-oil-eyes-large-weekly-loss-amid-fragile-iran-peace-hopes.md) | +0.8% | -5.5% |
| BRENT | 2024-10-28 | [Oil prices drop by 6% as Israel's strike on Iran avoids energy facilities  \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28027-oil-prices-drop-by-6-as-israel-s-strike-on-iran-avoids-energy-facilities-the.md) | -3.3% | -0.3% |
| WTI | 2026-05-29 | [Oil Sees Biggest Weekly Loss Since April on Iran Deal Talk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12490-oil-sees-biggest-weekly-loss-since-april-on-iran-deal-talk.md) | +4.6% | -23.5% |
| WTI | 2026-04-10 | [Oil ends lower ahead of U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks, posts steepest weekly loss since 2022 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6898-oil-ends-lower-ahead-of-u-s-iran-ceasefire-talks-posts-steepest-weekly-loss.md) | -3.2% | -1.9% |
| WTI | 2026-04-10 | [Oil Eyes Large Weekly Loss Amid Fragile Iran Peace Hopes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10139-oil-eyes-large-weekly-loss-amid-fragile-iran-peace-hopes.md) | -3.2% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- thenationalnews.com: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/05/29/oil-prices-head-for-second-weekly-drop-as-fragile-iran-truce-wavers/

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