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shāng yè
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US-Iran
Měi Yī
美伊
conflict
chōngtú
冲突
to drive / to push
tuīdòng
推动
international
guójì
国际
oil price
yóujià
油价
single day
dān rì
单日
to rise
zhǎng
涨
nearly
jìn
近
10 percent
yī chéng
一成
,
Brent crude oil
Bùlúntè yuányóu
布伦特原油
to touch / to reach
chùjí
触及
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$87
87 měiyuán
87美元
。

affected by
shòu
受
US-Iran
Měi Yī
美伊
military conflict
jūnshì chōngtú
军事冲突
escalation
shēngjí
升级
impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响
,
international
guójì
国际
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
price
jiàgé
价格
this week
běn zhōu
本周
sharply
dàfú
大幅
to climb / to surge
pānshēng
攀升
,
Brent crude oil
Bùlúntè yuányóu
布伦特原油
at one point
yīdù
一度
to break through
tūpò
突破
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$87
87 měiyuán
87美元
。
International Energy Agency (IEA)
Guójì Néngyuán Shǔ
国际能源署
to warn
jǐnggào
警告
,
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
(possessive particle)
de
的
freight transport
huòyùn
货运
disruption
zhōngduàn
中断
may be
huò shì
或是
global
quánqiú
全球
oil market
yóu shì
油市
in history
lìshǐ shàng
历史上
most severe
zuì yánzhòng
最严重
(possessive particle)
de
的
supply crisis
gōngyìng wēijī
供应危机
。

July 17, 2026 at 12:30 PM

affected by
shòu
受
US-Iran
Měi Yī
美伊
conflict
chōngtú
冲突
ongoing
chíxù
持续
impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响
,
international
guójì
国际
oil price
yóujià
油价
during (formal)
yú
于
this week
běn zhōu
本周
sharply
dàfú
大幅
to surge / to rise
shàngzhǎng
上涨
。
Brent crude oil
Bùlúntè yuányóu
布伦特原油
price
jiàgé
价格
at one point
yīdù
一度
to break through
tūpò
突破
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$87
87 měiyuán
87美元
,
to set / to create
chuàng
创
nearly
jìn
近
one month
yī gè yuè
一个月
in the past
lái
来
new high
xīn gāo
新高
。
the day before / previously
cǐ qián
此前
one day
yī tiān
一天
,
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
price
jiàgé
价格
had
céng
曾
in a single day
dān rì
单日
to surge
shàngzhǎng
上涨
approximately
yuē
约
9.6 percent
bǎifēn zhī jiǔ diǎn liù
百分之九点六
,
to set
chuàng
创
since 2020
2020 nián
2020年
since
yǐlái
以来
largest
zuìdà
最大
single-day
dān rì
单日
gain / increase
zhǎngfú
涨幅
。
analyst / expert
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
to point out
zhǐchū
指出
,
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
(possessive particle)
de
的
freight transport
huòyùn
货运
traffic volume
tōngxíng liàng
通行量
already
yǐ
已
to drop to
jiàng zhì
降至
pre-war
zhàn qián
战前
level
shuǐpíng
水平
(possessive particle)
de
的
5 to 15 percent
bǎifēn zhī wǔ zhì shíwǔ
百分之五至十五
。
International Energy Agency (IEA)
Guójì Néngyuán Shǔ
国际能源署
characterized
jiāng
将
this
běn cì
本次
supply disruption
gōngyìng zhōngduàn
供应中断
to characterize as
dìngxìng wéi
定性为
global
quánqiú
全球
oil market
yóu shì
油市
in history
lìshǐ shàng
历史上
most severe
zuì yánzhòng
最严重
(possessive particle)
de
的
supply crisis
gōngyìng wēijī
供应危机
one of
zhī yī
之一
。
Eurasia Group
Ōuyà Jítuán
欧亚集团
to forecast
yùcè
预测
,
if
ruò
若
situation
júshì
局势
to continue
chíxù
持续
to escalate
shēngjí
升级
,
oil price
yóujià
油价
may
huò jiāng
或将
further
jìn yī bù
进一步
to climb to
pānshēng zhì
攀升至
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$95
95 měiyuán
95美元
。
oil price
yóujià
油价
surge
shàngzhǎng
上涨
already
yǐ
已
to trigger
yǐnfā
引发
global
quánqiú
全球
many countries
duō guó
多国
regarding
duì
对
inflation
tōnghuò péngzhàng
通货膨胀
and
hé
和
economic growth
jīngjì zēngzhǎng
经济增长
slowdown
fànghuǎn
放缓
(possessive particle)
de
的
concern / worry
dānyōu
担忧
。

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US-Iran Conflict Drives Oil Prices Up Nearly 10 Percent as Brent Crude Touches $87 Per Barrel

International crude oil prices surged sharply this week amid the escalating US-Iran military conflict, with Brent crude briefly topping $87 per barrel. The IEA warned the Hormuz disruption may be the most severe supply crisis in global oil market history.

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