# Japanese refiners halt Iran oil imports as waiver expiry looms | Reuters

> Japanese refiners halted Iranian oil imports ahead of the expiry of a U.S. sanctions waiver. The article text provided is limited beyond the headline and dateline.

- Date: 2019-03-29 · published 2019-03-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Japan · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60284-japanese-refiners-halt-iran-oil-imports-as-waiver-expiry-looms-reuters
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Loss of Japanese demand for Iranian crude tightens global supply, supporting crude prices and adding to the sanctions-driven supply squeeze.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2018-06-26 | [Oil surges as U.S. pushes allies to halt imports of Iranian crude \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8778-oil-surges-as-u-s-pushes-allies-to-halt-imports-of-iranian-crude-reuters.md) | +6.7% | +1.0% |
| WTI | 2019-04-22 | [U.S. to end all waivers on imports of Iranian oil, crude price jumps](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9604-u-s-to-end-all-waivers-on-imports-of-iranian-oil-crude-price-jumps.md) | -1.1% | -1.9% |
| WTI | 2026-01-12 | [Oil prices settle at 7-week high on worries about Iran exports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11391-oil-prices-settle-at-7-week-high-on-worries-about-iran-exports-reuters.md) | +0.7% | +9.3% |
| WTI | 2019-10-11 | [Oil rises 2% after reports of Iranian tanker attack \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56737-oil-rises-2-after-reports-of-iranian-tanker-attack-reuters.md) | +0.6% | +6.4% |
| WTI | 2024-12-13 | [Oil up 2%, settles at 3-week high as more sanctions loom on Russia, Iran \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27116-oil-up-2-settles-at-3-week-high-as-more-sanctions-loom-on-russia-iran-reuters.md) | -0.2% | +13.0% |
| BRENT | 2018-06-26 | [Oil surges as U.S. pushes allies to halt imports of Iranian crude \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8778-oil-surges-as-u-s-pushes-allies-to-halt-imports-of-iranian-crude-reuters.md) | +4.4% | -0.7% |
| BRENT | 2019-04-22 | [U.S. to end all waivers on imports of Iranian oil, crude price jumps](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9604-u-s-to-end-all-waivers-on-imports-of-iranian-oil-crude-price-jumps.md) | +0.4% | +2.4% |
| BRENT | 2026-01-12 | [Oil prices settle at 7-week high on worries about Iran exports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11391-oil-prices-settle-at-7-week-high-on-worries-about-iran-exports-reuters.md) | +2.0% | +7.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/economy/japanese-refiners-halt-iran-oil-imports-as-waiver-expiry-looms-idUSKCN1RA0BP/

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