# Oil jumps to highest since 2014 after US quits Iran deal

> US crude settled up $2.08, or 3%, at $71.14 a barrel on May 9 after President Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal and announced the highest level of sanctions on Iran. WTI hit its highest level since November 2014, and Brent touched $77.43. Saudi Arabia said it would work with other producers to offset any supply shortfall.

- Date: 2018-05-09 · published 2018-05-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65180-oil-jumps-to-highest-since-2014-after-us-quits-iran-deal
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Renewed sanctions on Iran, an OPEC exporter of about 2.5 million barrels a day, tighten global supply at a time when the market is balanced. Higher crude raises freight, fertilizer and energy costs and supports biofuel demand.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2026-03-06 | [Iran conflict boosts US Gulf oil prices to highest since 2020 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5575-iran-conflict-boosts-us-gulf-oil-prices-to-highest-since-2020-reuters.md) | +18.2% | +39.2% |
| WTI | 2022-03-06 | [Oil price surges to highest since 2008 on delays in Iranian talks \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6283-oil-price-surges-to-highest-since-2008-on-delays-in-iranian-talks-reuters.md) | -5.5% | -14.2% |
| WTI | 2022-03-02 | [Oil jumps to highest since 2011 as OPEC holds output steady despite Russia's war on Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42432-oil-jumps-to-highest-since-2011-as-opec-holds-output-steady-despite-russia-s.md) | +19.4% | +0.6% |
| WTI | 2026-03-20 | [Oil jumps to highest settlement since July 2022 as more Mideast supply disrupted \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6636-oil-jumps-to-highest-settlement-since-july-2022-as-more-mideast-supply.md) | -0.5% | -11.3% |
| WTI | 2026-04-02 | [Oil Jumps After Trump Vows to Hit Iran ‘Extremely Hard’ - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12727-oil-jumps-after-trump-vows-to-hit-iran-extremely-hard-wsj.md) | -2.2% | +6.1% |
| BRENT | 2026-03-06 | [Iran conflict boosts US Gulf oil prices to highest since 2020 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5575-iran-conflict-boosts-us-gulf-oil-prices-to-highest-since-2020-reuters.md) | +16.6% | +35.6% |
| BRENT | 2022-03-06 | [Oil price surges to highest since 2008 on delays in Iranian talks \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6283-oil-price-surges-to-highest-since-2008-on-delays-in-iranian-talks-reuters.md) | -4.6% | -13.0% |
| BRENT | 2022-03-02 | [Oil jumps to highest since 2011 as OPEC holds output steady despite Russia's war on Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42432-oil-jumps-to-highest-since-2011-as-opec-holds-output-steady-despite-russia-s.md) | +21.0% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/08/oil-markets-us-walks-away-from-iran-nuclear-deal.html

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