# Oil Jumps After Trump Vows to Hit Iran ‘Extremely Hard’ - WSJ

> Brent for June delivery jumped 6.6% to $107.82 a barrel in early European trading after Trump vowed to hit Iran extremely hard. WTI for May rose 6.1% to $106.19, and natural gas prices also gained.

- Date: 2026-04-02 · published 2026-04-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12727-oil-jumps-after-trump-vows-to-hit-iran-extremely-hard-wsj
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A renewed escalation signals longer disruption to oil and gas supply, which raises energy input costs for feed manufacturing and grain drying.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲
- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2026-04-02 | [Oil price jumps and markets slide after Trump warning to Iran \| Oil \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12923-oil-price-jumps-and-markets-slide-after-trump-warning-to-iran-oil-the-guardian.md) | -2.2% | +6.1% |
| WTI | 2018-05-08 | [Oil closes down 2.4% on extreme volume after Trump pulls US out of Iran deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65183-oil-closes-down-2-4-on-extreme-volume-after-trump-pulls-us-out-of-iran-deal.md) | +0.4% | -7.4% |
| WTI | 2018-05-09 | [Oil jumps to highest since 2014 after US quits Iran deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65180-oil-jumps-to-highest-since-2014-after-us-quits-iran-deal.md) | +3.5% | -6.0% |
| WTI | 2026-04-02 | [US crude jumps more than 11%, Brent nearly 8% after Trump vows more attacks on Iran \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12724-us-crude-jumps-more-than-11-brent-nearly-8-after-trump-vows-more-attacks-on.md) | -2.2% | +6.1% |
| WTI | 2026-04-02 | [Near-term oil prices hit record premium over later deliveries after Trump vows more attacks on Iran \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12725-near-term-oil-prices-hit-record-premium-over-later-deliveries-after-trump-vows.md) | -2.2% | +6.1% |
| BRENT | 2026-04-02 | [Oil price jumps and markets slide after Trump warning to Iran \| Oil \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12923-oil-price-jumps-and-markets-slide-after-trump-warning-to-iran-oil-the-guardian.md) | -2.8% | +8.2% |
| BRENT | 2018-05-08 | [Oil closes down 2.4% on extreme volume after Trump pulls US out of Iran deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65183-oil-closes-down-2-4-on-extreme-volume-after-trump-pulls-us-out-of-iran-deal.md) | +3.6% | -1.8% |
| BRENT | 2018-05-09 | [Oil jumps to highest since 2014 after US quits Iran deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65180-oil-jumps-to-highest-since-2014-after-us-quits-iran-deal.md) | +5.6% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- wsj.com: https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/oil-jumps-after-trump-vows-to-hit-iran-extremely-hard-1cdcd510?mod=Flipboard

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