# Brent Crude Price: Oil and gas plunge after report US and Iran near deal to end war

> Brent fell as much as 9.4% to $99.50 a barrel and WTI dropped almost 11% after Axios reported the US was close to a one-page memorandum with Iran to end the near 10-week war. European natural gas plunged as much as 11%, and more than 1,550 ships remain stuck in the Persian Gulf.

- Date: 2026-05-06 · published 2026-05-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9582-brent-crude-price-oil-and-gas-plunge-after-report-us-and-iran-near-deal-to-end
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A deal would reopen Strait of Hormuz flows, but analysts note supply will not normalize quickly, so the price drop may be temporary. Lower gas and crude reduce input costs for feed and fertilizer.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼
- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2026-05-07 | 5 | -18.0% | -3.6 | The Axios report of a one-page US-Iran memorandum to end the war sent Brent down as much as 9.4%, cutting the supply-disruption premium. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2026-03-24 | [Oil prices drop 2% as Iran considers US proposal to end war \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8151-oil-prices-drop-2-as-iran-considers-us-proposal-to-end-war-reuters.md) | +15.1% | +0.4% |
| BRENT | 2026-05-05 | [Oil prices slide on reports US and Iran are nearing peace agreement \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9579-oil-prices-slide-on-reports-us-and-iran-are-nearing-peace-agreement-reuters.md) | -9.6% | -16.4% |
| BRENT | 2026-04-08 | [Brent crude oil prices drop amid Iran war ceasefire \| Trucking Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10141-brent-crude-oil-prices-drop-amid-iran-war-ceasefire-trucking-dive.md) | -13.7% | -8.7% |
| BRENT | 2026-05-24 | [Oil tumbles nearly 7% as US and Iran seen moving closer to deal \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12722-oil-tumbles-nearly-7-as-us-and-iran-seen-moving-closer-to-deal-reuters.md) | -8.2% | -26.6% |
| BRENT | 2026-03-10 | [Oil and gas prices fall after Trump says war is 'very complete' - BBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9387-oil-and-gas-prices-fall-after-trump-says-war-is-very-complete-bbc-news.md) | +4.1% | +27.2% |
| WTI | 2026-03-24 | [Oil prices drop 2% as Iran considers US proposal to end war \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8151-oil-prices-drop-2-as-iran-considers-us-proposal-to-end-war-reuters.md) | +17.0% | +4.7% |
| WTI | 2026-05-05 | [Oil prices slide on reports US and Iran are nearing peace agreement \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9579-oil-prices-slide-on-reports-us-and-iran-are-nearing-peace-agreement-reuters.md) | -7.6% | -11.4% |
| WTI | 2026-04-08 | [Brent crude oil prices drop amid Iran war ceasefire \| Trucking Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10141-brent-crude-oil-prices-drop-amid-iran-war-ceasefire-trucking-dive.md) | -18.9% | -8.3% |

## Sources

- moneycontrol.com: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/commodities/oil-and-gas-plunge-after-report-us-and-iran-near-deal-to-end-war-13910730.html

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