Gas Prices Surge Amid Strait Tensions
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- Published
- May 28, 2026
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- 1:18
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- May 28, 2026
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Gas prices are surging as global oil markets react to a U.S. strike on an Iranian military site near Bandar Abbas and the downing of four drones near the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude jumped nearly 4% to $97.83, while U.S. crude hit $92.22 — all amid a fragile ceasefire and ongoing tensions that have already disrupted the world’s most critical oil chokepo…
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Gas prices are surging as global oil markets react to a U.S. strike on an Iranian military site near Bandar Abbas and the downing of four drones near the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude jumped nearly 4% to $97.83, while U.S. crude hit $92.22 — all amid a fragile ceasefire and ongoing tensions that have already disrupted the world’s most critical oil chokepoint. With roughly 20% of global oil and gas flowing through the Strait of Hormuz, any blockage sends shockwaves through prices and wallets ever
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