# Rupiah melemah seiring memanasnya hubungan AS dengan Iran - ANTARA News

> The rupiah closed at Rp17,722 per US dollar on August 31, weakening 29 points after a US strike on Iranian missile launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded by attacking two US air bases in Jordan, and negotiations to end the conflict are deadlocked.

- Date: 2026-08-31 · published 2026-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18208-rupiah-melemah-seiring-memanasnya-hubungan-as-dengan-iran-antara-news
- Commodities: [Indonesian Rupiah (IDR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDIDR.md)

## Why it matters

Renewed US-Iran fighting raises oil supply risk through Hormuz, which lifts Indonesia's energy import bill and pressures the rupiah. For feed buyers, the main effect is higher energy and freight costs and a weaker local currency that raises import costs.

## Read by commodity

- USDIDR: bullish ▲

## Sources

- antaranews.com: https://www.antaranews.com/berita/5718816/rupiah-melemah-seiring-memanasnya-hubungan-as-dengan-iran

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