Oil prices hit near one-month high as Hormuz standoff deepens

August 20, 2026

Oil prices rose sharply on Thursday, reaching their highest levels in almost a month as fresh threats of U.S. economic action against Iran added to fears that the impasse over the Strait of Hormuz could persist.

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