From the morning nervously on the oil market. All because of the rumors about the attack of Israel
A barrel of West Texas Intermediate in July supplies costs $ 63.10 at Nymex in New York, which is more by 1.73 percent. Earlier, the raw material gained 3.5 percent
In turn, Brent oil is valued at $ 66.42. for a barrel, which means an increase of 1.59 percent
According to American intelligence, Israel is preparing to attack Iran's nuclear objects. For now, however, it is not clear whether Israeli leaders have already decided to hit.
Such an attack would be from the Israeli government with a “shameless break” with the policy of President Donald Trump – American officials assessed anonymous.
It has been added that the impact could contribute to a broader conflict in the Middle East, which the US diplomacy wants to avoid consistentlyespecially since US President Donald Trump tries to negotiate the nuclear agreement with Iran, which would limit the country's atomic program in exchange for the abolition of part of the sanctions.
The US emphasizes that the main purpose of the contract is to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons.
Meanwhile, the feelings regarding the US nuclear conversations with Iran are currently “mixed” and it is not known when the parties can potentially reach an agreement that would pave the way to increasing the supply of Iranian oil to markets, which would probably contribute to the overstroach of oil on global markets in the second half of 2025.
For now, however An possible attack of Israel on Iranian nuclear objects can make it difficult to progress in US-Iran's talks And increase tension in the Middle East, where about 1/3 of global oil supply comes from.
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Israel has long considered an attack on the Iranian nuclear program. However, a serious question remains how many of the Iranian nuclear power plants are protected against potential most extreme attacks.
“Oil can keep a risk bonus at prices as long as the current conversations regarding the Iranian nuclear program will seem to be of little effective,” says Robert Rennie, head of research on goods and CO2 emissions at Westpac Banking Corp.
Analysts estimate that if a nuclear agreement was concluded on the US-Iran line, the price of oil could drop to $ 40. For a barrel, especially since it also intends to deliver more oil to OPEC+markets.
