# Oil prices are rising sharply after US and Israeli attacks | AP News

> Oil prices rose sharply Monday as U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and Iranian retaliatory strikes against Israel and U.S. military installations around the Gulf disrupted the global energy supply chain. Traders bet that Middle Eastern oil supply would slow or halt.

- Date: 2026-03-01 · published 2026-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5234-oil-prices-are-rising-sharply-after-us-and-israeli-attacks-ap-news
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of halted Gulf supply lift crude prices, raising fuel and freight costs and pressuring feed producer margins.

## Read by commodity

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

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2026-03-02 | 1 | +8.3% | 4.0 | AP report of sharp oil price rises Monday on US/Israeli attacks and Iranian retaliation disrupting energy supply. |
| BRENT | 2026-03-06 | 5 | +34.2% | 7.0 | Corroborates the sharp rise on the strikes and retaliation, with traders pricing in slowed or halted Middle East supply. |
| WTI | 2026-03-09 | 5 | +33.1% | 6.2 | US-Israeli attacks and Iranian retaliation prompted traders to price a halt in Middle East supply. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2023-10-09 | [Oil prices rise following Hamas attack on Israel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9280-oil-prices-rise-following-hamas-attack-on-israel.md) | +7.4% | +0.0% |
| BRENT | 2025-06-13 | [Oil prices surge after Israel's strike on Iran \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10997-oil-prices-surge-after-israel-s-strike-on-iran-cbc-news.md) | +12.0% | -0.8% |
| BRENT | 2026-08-31 | [Brent nears $90 after US-Iran strikes: Why is crude oil price rising?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18055-brent-nears-90-after-us-iran-strikes-why-is-crude-oil-price-rising.md) | +10.8% | +22.9% |
| BRENT | 2024-09-30 | [Oil prices rise 3% after Iran launches missiles at Israel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10029-oil-prices-rise-3-after-iran-launches-missiles-at-israel.md) | +9.6% | +5.6% |
| BRENT | 2021-03-07 | [Oil price rises above $70 after attacks on Saudi oil facilities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48297-oil-price-rises-above-70-after-attacks-on-saudi-oil-facilities.md) | -0.9% | -9.6% |
| WTI | 2023-10-09 | [Oil prices rise following Hamas attack on Israel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9280-oil-prices-rise-following-hamas-attack-on-israel.md) | +5.9% | -2.2% |
| WTI | 2025-06-13 | [Oil prices surge after Israel's strike on Iran \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10997-oil-prices-surge-after-israel-s-strike-on-iran-cbc-news.md) | +10.2% | +1.1% |
| WTI | 2026-08-31 | [Brent nears $90 after US-Iran strikes: Why is crude oil price rising?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18055-brent-nears-90-after-us-iran-strikes-why-is-crude-oil-price-rising.md) | +9.6% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-war-oil-prices-energy-strait-of-hormuz-21e634acba4c35801d28dfdbcc53824a

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