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What’s at Stake for Oil Markets as Trump Strikes Iran

February 28, 2026

What’s at Stake for Oil Markets as Trump Strikes Iran Paul Burkhardt and Anthony Di Paola Sun, March 1, 2026 at 1:48 AM GMT+5:30 6 min read CL=F NG=F (Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran creates new risks for a significant chunk of the world’s oil supply. Most Read from Bloomberg Minneapolis Braces for Rent Crisis As ICE Surge Winds Down LA’s Bankrupt ‘Graffiti Towers’ Finds Buyer for $470 Million It’s a Tough Time To Be a Black Real Estate Developer New Tax Proposal Takes Aim at Thailand’s Salty Food Obsession Oslo Rebuilds Its Government Quarter with a New Focus: Openness The Islamic Republic itself pumps about 3.3 million barrels a day, or 3% of global output, making it the fourth-largest producer in OPEC. But the nation wields far greater influence over the world’s energy supplies because of its strategic location.

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Iran sits on one side of the Strait of Hormuz, the shipping lane for about a fifth of the world’s crude from key suppliers including Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
Oil and gas tankers have increasingly avoided the waterway following Saturday’s attacks, with Iranian media saying it’s “practically closed.” Ships have piled up either side of the entrance, tracking data compiled by Bloomberg show.
Oil markets are closed for the weekend, and there’s no indication yet that the assault on Iran and the country’s retaliatory strikes across the region targeted any energy assets.
WATCH: Bloomberg Economics Chief Emerging Markets Economist Ziad Daoud, PhD, talks about the impacts on oil. Source: Bloomberg Here are the pressure points to watch in oil as events unfold.
Iran’s Production Iran’s oil output has risen from less than 2 million barrels a day in 2020 despite continued international sanctions.

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