# Oil suffers biggest weekly fall in years as hopes rise for a US-Iran deal, but Hormuz risks keep a floor under prices

> Brent settled at $98.32 on Friday and fell about 13.2% over the week, while WTI lost about 12.8%. Hopes for a negotiated end to the war, following U.S. midterm results and reports of Iranian flexibility on nuclear issues, weighed on prices, although risks around the Strait of Hormuz remained.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-07T06:07:48.845Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/85522-oil-suffers-biggest-weekly-fall-in-years-as-hopes-rise-for-a-us-iran-deal-but
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

The prospect of reduced conflict risk could restore regional oil flows and ease the risk premium, pressuring crude prices. Ongoing Hormuz security concerns may constrain further declines.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2026-04-13 | [Oil prices fall as supply concerns ease on hopes for US-Iran talks - CNA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10085-oil-prices-fall-as-supply-concerns-ease-on-hopes-for-us-iran-talks-cna.md) | -11.3% | -3.8% |
| BRENT | 2026-10-29 | [US oil prices fall as investors gauge risks to Mideast supply By Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/252-us-oil-prices-fall-as-investors-gauge-risks-to-mideast-supply-by-reuters.md) | -5.4% | — |
| BRENT | 2026-10-29 | [Oil prices fall as hopes of US-Iran peace talks ease supply fears \| Commodity News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/253-oil-prices-fall-as-hopes-of-us-iran-peace-talks-ease-supply-fears-commodity.md) | -5.4% | — |
| BRENT | 2026-05-29 | [Oil Sees Biggest Weekly Loss Since April on Iran Deal Talk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12490-oil-sees-biggest-weekly-loss-since-april-on-iran-deal-talk.md) | +2.5% | -21.2% |
| BRENT | 2026-05-29 | [Oil prices log steepest weekly loss since April on potential US-Iran peace deal \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12723-oil-prices-log-steepest-weekly-loss-since-april-on-potential-us-iran-peace-deal.md) | +2.5% | -21.2% |
| WTI | 2026-04-13 | [Oil prices fall as supply concerns ease on hopes for US-Iran talks - CNA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10085-oil-prices-fall-as-supply-concerns-ease-on-hopes-for-us-iran-talks-cna.md) | -12.8% | -0.0% |
| WTI | 2026-10-29 | [US oil prices fall as investors gauge risks to Mideast supply By Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/252-us-oil-prices-fall-as-investors-gauge-risks-to-mideast-supply-by-reuters.md) | -2.3% | — |
| WTI | 2026-10-29 | [Oil prices fall as hopes of US-Iran peace talks ease supply fears \| Commodity News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/253-oil-prices-fall-as-hopes-of-us-iran-peace-talks-ease-supply-fears-commodity.md) | -2.3% | — |

## Sources

- atlanticdigest.com: https://atlanticdigest.com/breaking-news/oil-suffers-biggest-weekly-fall-in-years-as-hopes-rise-for-a-us-iran-deal-but-hormuz-risks-keep-a-floor-under-prices/

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