# Could Iran tensions push up petrol prices? - BBC News

> UK petrol prices are at their highest since 2014 and the AA warned they could stay high this summer. The article ties this to uncertainty over Strait of Hormuz shipping after Iran seized the Stena Impero, with UK warnings of serious diplomatic consequences.

- Date: 2019-07-22 · published 2019-07-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58301-could-iran-tensions-push-up-petrol-prices-bbc-news
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Fears of a Hormuz disruption can lift crude and diesel prices, raising freight and processing costs that flow into feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- BRENT: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2024-10-04 | [What's next for oil, gas prices as Middle East tensions heat up? \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12042-what-s-next-for-oil-gas-prices-as-middle-east-tensions-heat-up-ap-news.md) | +2.4% | -5.7% |
| 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 | 2026-01-29 | [Brent crude rallies above $71 on renewed U.S.-Iran tensions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21237-brent-crude-rallies-above-71-on-renewed-u-s-iran-tensions.md) | +0.9% | +1.6% |
| BRENT | 2025-10-23 | [Pump prices could rise after US, EU hit Russian oil companies with new sanctions and oil spikes \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8129-pump-prices-could-rise-after-us-eu-hit-russian-oil-companies-with-new-sanctions.md) | +4.1% | +1.9% |
| BRENT | 2018-04-15 | [Bullish forecast for oil prices as Middle East tensions rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65725-bullish-forecast-for-oil-prices-as-middle-east-tensions-rise.md) | +2.0% | +6.0% |
| DIESEL | 2026-01-29 | [Brent crude rallies above $71 on renewed U.S.-Iran tensions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21237-brent-crude-rallies-above-71-on-renewed-u-s-iran-tensions.md) | -4.2% | +5.1% |
| DIESEL | 2026-01-29 | [Crude Prices Surge as President Trump Ramps Up Pressure on Iran](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21230-crude-prices-surge-as-president-trump-ramps-up-pressure-on-iran.md) | -4.2% | +5.1% |
| DIESEL | 2026-04-29 | [Oil prices extend multi-day rally as Trump issues new threat to Iran](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19885-oil-prices-extend-multi-day-rally-as-trump-issues-new-threat-to-iran.md) | +1.7% | -9.2% |

## Sources

- bbc.co.uk: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49072012

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