the Iran warYīlǎng zhànzhēng伊朗战争causingzhì致crude oilyuányóu原油to surge sharplybiāozhǎng飙涨，WTI (US crude oil benchmark)WTIWTIto break pasttūpò突破per barrelměi tǒng每桶$113yī bǎi yī shí sān měiyuán一百一十三美元。
the Iran war
Yīlǎng zhànzhēng
伊朗战争
causing
zhì
致
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
to surge sharply
biāozhǎng
飙涨
WTI (US crude oil benchmark)
WTI
WTI
to break past
tūpò
突破
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$113
yī bǎi yī shí sān měiyuán
一百一十三美元
affected by
shòu
受
the Iran war
Yīlǎng zhànzhēng
伊朗战争
outbreak
bàofā
爆发
impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响
United States
Měiguó
美国
benchmark
jīzhǔn
基准
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
WTI
WTI
WTI
price
jiàgé
价格
at one point
yī dù
一度
to surge
biāoshēng
飙升
to
zhì
至
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$113
yī bǎi yī shí sān měiyuán
一百一十三美元
to set
chuàng
创
recent years
jìnnián
近年
new high
xīngāo
新高
regarding
duì
对
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
possible
kěnéng
可能
blockade
fēngsuǒ
封锁
possessive particle
de
的
concerns
dānyōu
担忧
is
shì
是
this round of
cǐ lún
此轮
oil price
yóujià
油价
rise
shàngzhǎng
上涨
possessive particle
de
的
primary
zhǔyào
主要
driving force
qūdònglì
驱动力
April 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM
affected by
shòu
受
the Iran war
Yīlǎng zhànzhēng
伊朗战争
impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响
international
guójì
国际
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
price
jiàgé
价格
significantly
dàfú
大幅
to climb
pānshēng
攀升
United States
Měiguó
美国
benchmark
jīzhǔn
基准
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
WTI (oil benchmark)
WTI
WTI
possessive particle
de
的
price
jiàgé
价格
at one point
yī dù
一度
to break past
tūpò
突破
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$113 a barrel
yī bǎi yī shí sān měiyuán
一百一十三美元
this
zhè yī
这一
price increase
zhǎngfú
涨幅
equivalent to
xiāngdāng yú
相当于
since
zì
自
war
zhànzhēng
战争
to break out
bàofā
爆发
since
yǐlái
以来
cumulative
lèijì
累计
rise
shàngzhǎng
上涨
approximately
yuē
约
36 percent
bǎi fēn zhī sānshíliù
百分之三十六
Strait of Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī Hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
blockade
fēngsuǒ
封锁
possessive particle
de
的
fears
dānyōu
担忧
is
shì
是
to drive
tuīdòng
推动
oil prices
yóujià
油价
to rise
shàngzhǎng
上涨
possessive particle
de
的
primary
zhǔyào
主要
factor
yīnsù
因素
global
quánqiú
全球
approximately
yuē
约
20 percent
bǎi fēn zhī èrshí
百分之二十
possessive particle
de
的
oil
shíyóu
石油
supply
gōngyìng
供应
passes through
tōngguò
通过
this
zhè yī
这一
important
zhòngyào
重要
waterway
shuǐdào
水道
to be transported
yùnshū
运输
according to
jù
据
estimates
gūjì
估计
the war
zhànzhēng
战争
already
yǐ
已
to lead to
dǎozhì
导致
global
quánqiú
全球
approximately
yuē
约
five million barrels
wǔ bǎi wàn tǒng
五百万桶
possessive particle
de
的
daily production
rì chǎnliàng
日产量
to be disrupted
zhōngduàn
中断
US Federal Reserve
Měi Liánchú
美联储
officials
guānyuán
官员
to warn
jǐnggào
警告
sustained
chíxù
持续
high oil prices
gāo yóujià
高油价
could
kěnéng
可能
to worsen
jiājù
加剧
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
pressure
yālì
压力
oil
shíyóu
石油
importing countries
jìnkǒu guó
进口国
currently
zhèng
正
actively
jījí
积极
to seek
xúnqiú
寻求
from
cóng
从
Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
outside of
yǐwài
以外
regions
dìqū
地区
to increase
zēngjiā
增加
supply
gōngyìng
供应
News in English
BusinessWTI Crude Surges Past $113 a Barrel as Iran War Fuels Hormuz Closure Fears
WTI crude oil surged to $113 a barrel amid the Iran war, setting a multi-year high, as fears of a Strait of Hormuz blockade drove the primary price rally.
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