# US, Iran tensions: Oil traders fear supply disruptions in Middle East

> Brent briefly rose above $70 a barrel and WTI hit its highest level since April after the U.S. killed a top Iranian general. Eurasia Group said further lethal action and attacks on energy infrastructure were probable.

- Date: 2020-01-07 · published 2020-01-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55332-us-iran-tensions-oil-traders-fear-supply-disruptions-in-middle-east
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of attacks on Middle East energy infrastructure lift the geopolitical risk premium in crude, raising diesel and transport costs for feed.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2026-10-02 | [Oil Rises as Mideast Tensions Sustain Supply-Disruption Fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9320-oil-rises-as-mideast-tensions-sustain-supply-disruption-fears.md) | +7.5% | +9.7% |
| BRENT | 2019-06-14 | [Oil Market: Middle East tanker attacks, US-Iran tensions in focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58767-oil-market-middle-east-tanker-attacks-us-iran-tensions-in-focus.md) | +4.3% | +7.7% |
| BRENT | 2026-08-31 | [Oil prices rise as latest US-Iran fighting resurrects Middle East supply disruption risks - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18053-oil-prices-rise-as-latest-us-iran-fighting-resurrects-middle-east-supply.md) | +10.1% | +24.2% |
| BRENT | 2019-05-27 | [Oil up more than 1% on Mideast tensions and supply cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59236-oil-up-more-than-1-on-mideast-tensions-and-supply-cuts.md) | -9.0% | -4.9% |
| BRENT | 2026-07-31 | [Supply Disruptions Underpin Crude Oil Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18516-supply-disruptions-underpin-crude-oil-prices.md) | -4.9% | -0.6% |
| WTI | 2026-10-02 | [Oil Rises as Mideast Tensions Sustain Supply-Disruption Fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9320-oil-rises-as-mideast-tensions-sustain-supply-disruption-fears.md) | -1.5% | +5.6% |
| WTI | 2025-06-13 | [Traders pile into $80 US oil bets as tensions rise in Middle East](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11154-traders-pile-into-80-us-oil-bets-as-tensions-rise-in-middle-east.md) | +10.2% | +1.1% |
| WTI | 2019-06-14 | [Oil Market: Middle East tanker attacks, US-Iran tensions in focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58767-oil-market-middle-east-tanker-attacks-us-iran-tensions-in-focus.md) | +8.5% | +14.7% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/07/us-iran-tensions-oil-traders-fear-supply-disruptions-in-middle-east.html

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