# WTI Crude Oil Jumps 51% in a Month on Iran War Supply Shock | Investing.com

> West Texas Intermediate rose about 51% over the past month, trading above $100 a barrel after Trump indicated the Iran war would not end quickly. The monthly gain was the largest since WTI futures began trading in 1983, and gasoline topped $4 a gallon while diesel reached $5.50.

- Date: 2026-04-02 · published 2026-04-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12731-wti-crude-oil-jumps-51-in-a-month-on-iran-war-supply-shock-investing-com
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Physical supply disruption expected to last months keeps diesel and fuel costs high, raising logistics and processing costs for feed producers and supporting biofuel-linked vegetable oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2026-01-23 | [Oil Prices Rebound as Trump’s Iran Armada Rhetoric Revives Supply Fears \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21232-oil-prices-rebound-as-trump-s-iran-armada-rhetoric-revives-supply-fears.md) | +9.6% | +12.3% |
| WTI | 2025-03-24 | [Crude Oil Rallies on Tougher Iranian Sanctions and OPEC+ Uncertainty \| Investing.com AU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25752-crude-oil-rallies-on-tougher-iranian-sanctions-and-opec-uncertainty-investing.md) | +1.7% | -7.4% |
| WTI | 2024-10-07 | [Crude oil price today: Oil jumps as market waits for Israel attack on Iran](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10028-crude-oil-price-today-oil-jumps-as-market-waits-for-israel-attack-on-iran.md) | +1.6% | -6.7% |
| WTI | 2019-04-22 | [U.S. to end all waivers on imports of Iranian oil, crude price jumps](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9604-u-s-to-end-all-waivers-on-imports-of-iranian-oil-crude-price-jumps.md) | -1.1% | -1.9% |
| WTI | 2026-01-27 | [Crude Prices Jump to a 3-Month High on Dollar Weakness and Iran Risks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21231-crude-prices-jump-to-a-3-month-high-on-dollar-weakness-and-iran-risks.md) | +2.1% | +8.4% |
| BRENT | 2026-01-23 | [Oil Prices Rebound as Trump’s Iran Armada Rhetoric Revives Supply Fears \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21232-oil-prices-rebound-as-trump-s-iran-armada-rhetoric-revives-supply-fears.md) | +9.4% | +11.8% |
| BRENT | 2025-03-24 | [Crude Oil Rallies on Tougher Iranian Sanctions and OPEC+ Uncertainty \| Investing.com AU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25752-crude-oil-rallies-on-tougher-iranian-sanctions-and-opec-uncertainty-investing.md) | +2.4% | -6.4% |
| BRENT | 2024-10-07 | [Crude oil price today: Oil jumps as market waits for Israel attack on Iran](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10028-crude-oil-price-today-oil-jumps-as-market-waits-for-israel-attack-on-iran.md) | +1.2% | -6.8% |

## Sources

- investing.com: https://www.investing.com/analysis/wti-crude-oil-jumps-51-in-a-month-on-iran-war-supply-shock-200677759

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