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Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
crisis
wēijī
危机
to deepen / intensify
shēnhuà
深化
，
Brent (crude oil benchmark)
Bùlúntè
布伦特
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
to surge / skyrocket
biāoshēng
飙升
to / reaching
zhì
至
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$126 per barrel
yībǎi èrshíliù měiyuán
126美元
。

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
on (a date)
yú
于
March 4
3 yuè 4 rì
3月4日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to close / shut down
guānbì
关闭
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
，
Brent (crude oil)
Bùlúntè
布伦特
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
price
jiàgé
价格
immediately / thereupon
suíjí
随即
to surge
biāoshēng
飙升
，
peak value
fēngzhí
峰值
to reach
chùjí
触及
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$126
yībǎi èrshíliù měiyuán
126美元
。
this / the current
cǐcì
此次
crisis
wēijī
危机
passive marker
bèi
被
considered as / regarded as
rènwéi
认为
to be
shì
是
since / from
zì
自
the 1970s
yījiǔqīlíng niándài
1970年代
since (that time)
yǐlái
以来
global
quánqiú
全球
most severe
zuì yánzhòng
最严重
structural particle
de
的
energy
néngyuán
能源
supply
gōngyìng
供应
shock / impact
chōngjī
冲击
，
nations / various countries
gèguó
各国
government
zhèngfǔ
政府
already
yǐ
已
to begin
kāishǐ
开始
to draw upon / mobilize
dòngyòng
动用
strategic
zhànlüè
战略
petroleum reserves
shíyóu chǔbèi
石油储备
in order to
yǐ
以
to stabilize
wěndìng
稳定
market
shìchǎng
市场
。

March 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Yīsīlán gémìng wèiduì
伊斯兰革命卫队
on (a specific date)
yú
于
March 4, 2026
2026 nián 3 yuè 4 rì
2026年3月4日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to close / shut down
guānbì
关闭
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
，
to trigger / set off
yǐnfā
引发
global
quánqiú
全球
energy
néngyuán
能源
market
shìchǎng
市场
structural particle
de
的
intense / violent
jùliè
剧烈
turbulence / shockwave
zhèndàng
震荡
。
the / this (referred to)
gāi
该
strait
hǎixiá
海峡
daily
měirì
每日
to carry / bear
chéngzài
承载
approximately
yuē
约
to account for
zhàn
占
global
quánqiú
全球
20 percent
bǎifēnzhī èrshí
20%
structural particle
de
的
petroleum / oil
shíyóu
石油
and / as well as
jí
及
liquefied natural gas (LNG)
yèhuà tiānránqì
液化天然气
transport volume
yùnliàng
运量
，
blockade
fēngsuǒ
封锁
causing / making
lìng
令
numerous
zhòngduō
众多
oil tanker
yóulún
油轮
to be forced / compelled
bèipò
被迫
to anchor / moor
tíngbó
停泊
in / at
yú
于
strait
hǎixiá
海峡
nearby
fùjìn
附近
sea area / waters
hǎiyù
海域
。
Brent (crude oil benchmark)
Bùlúntè
布伦特
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
futures contracts
qīhuò
期货
price
jiàgé
价格
following this / accordingly
suízhī
随之
rapidly
kuàisù
快速
to climb / surge
pānshēng
攀升
，
March 19
3 yuè 19 rì
3月19日
to reach
chùjí
触及
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$119
yībǎi yīshíjiǔ měiyuán
119美元
，
peak value
fēngzhí
峰值
further / even
gèng
更
to rise to
shēng zhì
升至
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$126
yībǎi èrshíliù měiyuán
126美元
，
being / marking as
wéi
为
in the past four years
jìn sì nián lái
近四年来
highest
zuìgāo
最高
record
jìlù
纪录
。
Qatar
Kǎtǎěr
卡塔尔
national energy company (QatarEnergy)
guójiā néngyuán gōngsī
国家能源公司
under (an organization)
qíxià
旗下
two (facilities)
liǎng chù
两处
liquefied natural gas (LNG)
yèhuà tiānránqì
液化天然气
facility / installation
shèshī
设施
to suffer / be subjected to
zāo
遭
drone
wúrénjī
无人机
attack / strike
xíjī
袭击
after
hòu
后
，
company
gōngsī
公司
to announce / declare
xuānbù
宣布
regarding / for
duì
对
all
suǒyǒu
所有
export
chūkǒu
出口
contract
hétong
合同
to implement / invoke
shíshī
实施
force majeure
bùkě kànglì
不可抗力
，
comprehensively / completely
quánmiàn
全面
to suspend / halt
zàntíng
暂停
to ship goods / deliveries
chūhuò
出货
。
according to reports
jù bàodào
据报道
，
more than / exceeding
yú
逾
150 vessels
yībǎi wǔshí sōu
150艘
oil tanker
yóulún
油轮
to be stranded
zhìliú
滞留
in / at
yú
于
outer area of the strait
hǎixiá wàiwéi
海峡外围
sea area
hǎiyù
海域
，
the / this (referred to)
gāi
该
strait
hǎixiá
海峡
transit
guòjìng
过境
transport volume
yùnliàng
运量
already
yǐ
已
compared to
jiào
较
normal
zhèngcháng
正常
level
shuǐpíng
水平
to plummet suddenly
zhòujiàng
骤降
approximately
yuē
约
70 percent
bǎifēnzhī qīshí
70%
。
analysts
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
to warn / warning
jǐnggào
警告
，
if / should
ruò
若
blockade
fēngsuǒ
封锁
situation / posture
tàishì
态势
to continue / persist
chíxù
持续
，
international
guójì
国际
oil price
yóujià
油价
there exists / poses
cúnzài
存在
further
jìnyībù
进一步
to surge / skyrocket
biāoshēng
飙升
to / reaching
zhì
至
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$200
liǎngbǎi měiyuán
200美元
structural particle
de
的
risk
fēngxiǎn
风险
。
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Jīngjì Hézuò yǔ Fāzhǎn Zǔzhī
经济合作与发展组织
already / have
yǐ
已
to (action marker)
jiāng
将
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
global
quánqiú
全球
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
forecast / prediction
yùcè
预测
to revise upward
shàngtiáo
上调
1.2 percentage points
yī diǎn èr gè bǎifēndiǎn
1.2个百分点
to
zhì
至
4.0 percent
bǎifēnzhī sì
4.0%
，
and / also
bìng
并
simultaneously
tóngbù
同步
to revise downward
xiàtiáo
下调
multiple
duō gè
多个
major / main
zhǔyào
主要
economy (national unit)
jīngjìtǐ
经济体
structural particle
de
的
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
expectations / forecast
yùqī
预期
。
each / various
gè
各
major
zhǔyào
主要
oil-consuming nations
shíyóu xiāofèiguó
石油消费国
currently / in the process of
zhèng
正
actively
jījí
积极
to draw upon / mobilize
dòngyòng
动用
strategic petroleum reserves
zhànlüè shíyóu chǔbèi
战略石油储备
in order to
yǐ
以
to stabilize / hold down
píngyì
平抑
prices
jiàgé
价格
，
and / also
bìng
并
actively
jījí
积极
to seek
xúnqiú
寻求
alternative
tìdài
替代
supply routes
gōngyìng lùxiàn
供应路线
in order to
yǐ
以
to ease / alleviate
huǎnjiě
缓解
market
shìchǎng
市场
pressure
yālì
压力
。

News in English

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Brent Crude Surges to $126 a Barrel as Strait of Hormuz Crisis Deepens

Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz on March 4, 2026, sending Brent crude oil to a peak of $126 per barrel and triggering the largest global energy supply disruption since the 1970s. Major oil-consuming nations have begun drawing on strategic reserves as analysts warn prices could reach $200 per barrel if the blockade continues.

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