Oil prices jump amid renewed tensions over the Strait of Hormuz

Steve KopackNBC NewsUpdated Apr 19, 2026, 10:53 PM

A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province on April 12, 2026.

Iraqi oil tankers line up along the Tartus-Latakia Highway as Iraq has resorted to exporting oil overland as a result of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, in Tartus, Syria on April 19, 2026.

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Oil prices jump amid renewed tensions over the Strait of HormuzNBC News · Steve Kopack · Apr 19, 2026, 10:53 PM
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