# Dollar rises as US-Iran divide dashes de-escalation hopes | Reuters

> The dollar rose against major currencies as signs emerged that the US and Iran remain far apart on a peace deal, dashing de-escalation hopes. Oil prices above $100 per barrel underpinned the dollar, and safe-haven demand increased.

- Date: 2026-03-25 · published 2026-03-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20349-dollar-rises-as-us-iran-divide-dashes-de-escalation-hopes-reuters
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent energy shock risk supports the dollar and oil, raising input costs for feed and fertilizer while strengthening the dollar against emerging-market currencies.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-03-02 | [Dollar reclaims safe-haven mantle as Iran strikes rattle nerves \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10712-dollar-reclaims-safe-haven-mantle-as-iran-strikes-rattle-nerves-reuters.md) | +1.4% | +2.6% |
| DXY | 2026-03-25 | [GBP/USD slips as risk aversion, sticky UK inflation lift US Dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20431-gbp-usd-slips-as-risk-aversion-sticky-uk-inflation-lift-us-dollar.md) | +0.8% | -1.4% |
| DXY | 2026-03-02 | [European markets hurting as Iran war widens \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11002-european-markets-hurting-as-iran-war-widens-reuters.md) | +1.4% | +2.6% |
| DXY | 2026-03-01 | [Euro, yen slide as Middle East conflict escalates \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11001-euro-yen-slide-as-middle-east-conflict-escalates-reuters.md) | +1.4% | +2.6% |
| DXY | 2022-02-24 | [Dollar jumps to near two-year high as Russia invades Ukraine \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6980-dollar-jumps-to-near-two-year-high-as-russia-invades-ukraine-reuters.md) | +1.0% | +1.2% |
| WTI | 2026-04-30 | [Oil retreats after hitting four-year high on concern of US-Iran war escalation \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19881-oil-retreats-after-hitting-four-year-high-on-concern-of-us-iran-war-escalation.md) | -10.8% | -16.4% |
| WTI | 2026-07-29 | [Oil rises as US-Iran tension escalates after Iraq strikes, missile attack](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18524-oil-rises-as-us-iran-tension-escalates-after-iraq-strikes-missile-attack.md) | -4.4% | +3.8% |
| WTI | 2025-06-17 | [Oil prices rise more than 4% as Iran-Israel conflict escalates \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10994-oil-prices-rise-more-than-4-as-iran-israel-conflict-escalates-reuters.md) | -9.9% | -6.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/currency-markets-drift-traders-sceptical-us-efforts-end-iran-war-2026-03-25/

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