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President Trump signaled a possible endThe Dow Jones Industrial Average had risen 228 points, or 0.5%, by about 1 pm Eastern Time Monday after ending the previous weekBrent crude oil prices slipped 0.4% to $112.
10, after hitting $115 a barrel earlier in the session as traders remained concerned about damage to Middle Eastern energy infrastructure. West Texas Intermediate crude jumped 3.3% to $102.97.National average gasoline prices hit $3.99 on Monday – the highest level since 2022, according to AAA. Trump said Monday that a deal to wind down the conflict – now in its fifth week after the US and Israel launched air strikes on Iran on Feb. 28 –Air Canada CEO stepping down after fatal LaGuardia plane crash — for issuing his apology in English, Trump warned that the US would obliterate Iran’s power plants, oil wells and key energy hub, Kharg Island, if it does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz – a vital maritime route for 20% of the world’s oil – within a week. Meanwhile, Iran struck Israel’s largest oil refinery and its Houthi allies blasted a water and electrical plant in Kuwait – ramping up concerns that“The Dow average is responding in almost real time to every perceived micro-development in the potential end of the Iran war,” Kenin Spivak, CEO and chairman of SMI Group, told The Post. “By contrast, oil prices are more attuned to what is happening in the Strait of Hormuz.” Brent crude has soared more than 55% so far in March – on track for its steepest monthly gain on record as energy analysts warned that it will take time for complex energy infrastructure to be repaired.Israel earlier this month struck Iran’s South Pars gas field, and Tehran retaliated with strikes on energy facilities in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, and ramped up attacks on ships in the Persian Gulf. The Strait of Hormuz – a vital waterway not only for oil, but for fertilizer and metals – has remained closed, and now analysts are concerned that the Houthis could cut off access to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a chokepoint between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa. Iran launches fresh wave of missiles into Israel, injuring 6: ‘Plans completely remove any hope of negotiation’US Central Command touts continued strikes on Iran after Trump pauses attacks on energy targets “Oil prices have been bouncing around recently,” Jeff Krimmel, founder of Krimmel Strategy Group, told The Post. “We’re seeing tension in how traders are responding to comments from the Trump administration compared to the on-the-ground reality in and around Iran.” “It would likely require a meaningful increase in traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, plus an acknowledgement by both American and Iranian officials that peace talks were gaining momentum, before you see oil prices move off these elevated levels,” Krimmel said.President Trump threatened to obliterate Iran’s power plants and oil wells if it does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz.“To be honest with you, my favorite thing is to take the oil in Iran, but some stupid people back in the US say: ‘Why are you doing that?’ But they’re stupid people,” the president told the FT.Air Canada CEO stepping down after fatal LaGuardia plane crash — for issuing his apology in EnglishBritney Spears reunites with son Sean Preston, 20, on yacht trip after DUI arrest Every clue that has fans convinced ‘Summer House’ stars Amanda Batula and West Wilson are secretly hooking upHe killed her, then disappeared: The $250K reward for a decade-old murder | Forgotten FugitivesPresident Trump threatened to obliterate Iran's power plants and oil wells if it does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Stream It Or Skip It: 'Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole' On Netflix, Where A Troubled Detective Tracks Down A Serial Killer Who Is Terrorizing Oslo
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