# Oil posts worst week since July after US-Iran tensions ease

> Oil posted its worst week since July as U.S.-Iran tensions eased and investors focused on rising U.S. inventories. New U.S. sanctions on Iran and a reported Russian naval incident gave brief support. Weekly crude declines of more than 6% pushed prices back to pre-Soleimani strike levels.

- Date: 2020-01-10 · published 2020-01-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9659-oil-posts-worst-week-since-july-after-us-iran-tensions-ease
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Prices have returned to levels seen before the escalation, so the geopolitical risk premium has largely unwound. Renewed sanctions and naval incidents leave some potential for volatility in energy costs.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2026-04-10 | [Oil ends lower ahead of U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks, posts steepest weekly loss since 2022 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6898-oil-ends-lower-ahead-of-u-s-iran-ceasefire-talks-posts-steepest-weekly-loss.md) | -3.2% | -1.9% |
| WTI | 2020-01-08 | [Oil dives as U.S., Iran tensions ease and on U.S. crude build](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9656-oil-dives-as-u-s-iran-tensions-ease-and-on-u-s-crude-build.md) | -7.0% | -18.9% |
| WTI | 2026-04-01 | [Oil Declines as US, Israel Seek to Ease Concerns Over Iran War](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20329-oil-declines-as-us-israel-seek-to-ease-concerns-over-iran-war.md) | -6.6% | +6.7% |
| WTI | 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) | +4.6% | -23.5% |
| WTI | 2026-03-23 | [Oil sinks after Trump postpones strikes on Iranian plants](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8157-oil-sinks-after-trump-postpones-strikes-on-iranian-plants.md) | +2.2% | -8.1% |
| BRENT | 2026-04-10 | [Oil ends lower ahead of U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks, posts steepest weekly loss since 2022 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6898-oil-ends-lower-ahead-of-u-s-iran-ceasefire-talks-posts-steepest-weekly-loss.md) | +0.8% | -5.5% |
| BRENT | 2020-01-08 | [Oil dives as U.S., Iran tensions ease and on U.S. crude build](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9656-oil-dives-as-u-s-iran-tensions-ease-and-on-u-s-crude-build.md) | -5.9% | -21.3% |
| BRENT | 2026-04-01 | [Oil Declines as US, Israel Seek to Ease Concerns Over Iran War](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20329-oil-declines-as-us-israel-seek-to-ease-concerns-over-iran-war.md) | -12.2% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/10/oil-prices-fall-further-as-threat-of-middle-east-war-recedes.html

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