# Oil Market: Middle East tanker attacks, US-Iran tensions in focus

> Oil rose on June 13 after attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman raised supply concerns, with Brent near $62. The IEA and OPEC cut global oil demand growth forecasts, keeping prices on track for a weekly loss.

- Date: 2019-06-14 · published 2019-06-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58767-oil-market-middle-east-tanker-attacks-us-iran-tensions-in-focus
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Tanker attacks in a key shipping zone raise supply risk for crude, while weaker demand forecasts limit upside, leaving energy costs for feed logistics volatile.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2020-01-07 | [US, Iran tensions: Oil traders fear supply disruptions in Middle East](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55332-us-iran-tensions-oil-traders-fear-supply-disruptions-in-middle-east.md) | -7.8% | -22.1% |
| 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% |
| BRENT | 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) | -2.3% | +4.3% |
| BRENT | 2024-10-03 | [Malaysian Palm Oil Prices Climb Due To Middle East Tensions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7767-malaysian-palm-oil-prices-climb-due-to-middle-east-tensions.md) | +3.3% | -2.0% |
| 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% |
| WTI | 2020-01-07 | [US, Iran tensions: Oil traders fear supply disruptions in Middle East](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55332-us-iran-tensions-oil-traders-fear-supply-disruptions-in-middle-east.md) | -8.1% | -21.6% |
| 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 | 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) | +1.4% | +4.9% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/14/oil-market-middle-east-tanker-attacks-us-iran-tensions-in-focus.html

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