Oil falls 1% ahead of US announcement to impose further sanctions on Iran - Reuters

Oil falls 1% ahead of US announcement to impose further sanctions on Iran - Reuters

Source: Reuters

DW NOTE

Oil fell on the prospect of more sanctions against a country that already cannot export through Hormuz — where transits are down 88% from baseline. The market is pricing normalization while Iran's supreme leader still hasn't approved the August 5 reopening draft. Additional sanctions don't move supply when the chokepoint is physical, not legal.

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