{"id":13325,"date":"2016-05-16T00:18:36","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T04:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=13325"},"modified":"2016-05-16T00:18:36","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T04:18:36","slug":"iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/16\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Hits Saudis Where It Hurts&#8230;. | OilPrice.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oilprice.com\/Energy\/Energy-General\/Iran-Hits-Saudis-Where-It-Hurts-Offers-Discounts-On-Asian-Crude.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/0e6b3a3cde3ad7b95904617d123bf146.jpg?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From Irina Slav:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Iran has introduced a discount on the June contract for its heavy crude going to Asia, just a few days after Saudi Arabia announced a price increase for its own June contract for the continent. With the discount, Iranian oil will be noticeably cheaper for Asian clients than both Saudi and Iraqi crude.<\/p>\n<p>The motivation behind Iran\u2019s move is easy to see. The country is starving for oil revenues. It has a lot of work to do on its oil production and transport infrastructure to boost production, and it has just begun to recover from years of harsh sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>Asia is a priority destination for its crude, so Iran has been lowering prices in parallel with pumping more oil. In March, for example, its exports to Asia marked a 50 percent increase on the year. Even factoring in the sanctions that were in effect last March, a 50 percent increase is a substantial achievement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Competition between Iran and the Saudis for Asian orders is likely to increase downward pressure on crude prices.<\/p>\n<p>Light crude shows no signs of easing, with June futures at $47\/barrel. Expect resistance between $48 and $52\/barrel. Penetration of the rising trendline would warn of a correction to test primary support at $32 but earlier penetration of the long-term descending trendline suggests that a bottom is forming and primary support is likely to hold.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"June Light Crude\" alt=\"June Light Crude\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2016-05-16-crude.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/oilprice.com\/Energy\/Energy-General\/Iran-Hits-Saudis-Where-It-Hurts-Offers-Discounts-On-Asian-Crude.html\">Iran Hits Saudis Where It Hurts, Offers Discounts On Asian Crude | OilPrice.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Irina Slav: Iran has introduced a discount on the June contract for its heavy crude going to Asia, just a few days after Saudi Arabia announced a price increase for its own June contract for the continent. With the discount, Iranian oil will be noticeably cheaper for Asian clients than both Saudi and Iraqi &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/16\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Iran Hits Saudis Where It Hurts&#8230;. | OilPrice.com&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stock-markets"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran Hits Saudis Where It Hurts.... | OilPrice.com - the patient investor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iran Hits Saudis Where It Hurts.... | OilPrice.com - the patient investor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From Irina Slav: Iran has introduced a discount on the June contract for its heavy crude going to Asia, just a few days after Saudi Arabia announced a price increase for its own June contract for the continent. With the discount, Iranian oil will be noticeably cheaper for Asian clients than both Saudi and Iraqi &hellip; Continue reading &quot;Iran Hits Saudis Where It Hurts&#8230;. | OilPrice.com&quot;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/16\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"the patient investor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61572934660810\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-05-16T04:18:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/0e6b3a3cde3ad7b95904617d123bf146.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"ColinTwiggs\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"ColinTwiggs\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/05\\\/16\\\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/05\\\/16\\\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"ColinTwiggs\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cb072791ac83e8bae585007c133d54a5\"},\"headline\":\"Iran Hits Saudis Where It Hurts&#8230;. | OilPrice.com\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-05-16T04:18:36+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/05\\\/16\\\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":249,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/05\\\/16\\\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/05\\\/0e6b3a3cde3ad7b95904617d123bf146.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Stock Markets\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/05\\\/16\\\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/05\\\/16\\\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/05\\\/16\\\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Iran Hits Saudis Where It Hurts.... | OilPrice.com - the patient investor\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/05\\\/16\\\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/05\\\/16\\\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/05\\\/0e6b3a3cde3ad7b95904617d123bf146.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-05-16T04:18:36+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/05\\\/16\\\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/05\\\/16\\\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/05\\\/16\\\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/05\\\/0e6b3a3cde3ad7b95904617d123bf146.jpg?fit=718%2C300&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/05\\\/0e6b3a3cde3ad7b95904617d123bf146.jpg?fit=718%2C300&ssl=1\",\"width\":718,\"height\":300},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/index.php\\\/2016\\\/05\\\/16\\\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Iran Hits Saudis Where It Hurts&#8230;. | OilPrice.com\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Patient Investor\",\"description\":\"Smart. Strategic. Unfiltered. \",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Patient Investor Pty Ltd\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/cropped-cropped-patience-bg-1-inverted-400x400-1.png?fit=250%2C250&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/cropped-cropped-patience-bg-1-inverted-400x400-1.png?fit=250%2C250&ssl=1\",\"width\":250,\"height\":250,\"caption\":\"The Patient Investor Pty Ltd\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/profile.php?id=61572934660810\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/colin_thepatientinvestor\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cb072791ac83e8bae585007c133d54a5\",\"name\":\"ColinTwiggs\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/876c4d990bb2af282291d5f3ff81533c6deccc0c607846086647ca3272fac0ca?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/876c4d990bb2af282291d5f3ff81533c6deccc0c607846086647ca3272fac0ca?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/876c4d990bb2af282291d5f3ff81533c6deccc0c607846086647ca3272fac0ca?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"ColinTwiggs\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thepatientinvestor.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/colin58s\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Iran Hits Saudis Where It Hurts.... | OilPrice.com - the patient investor","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Iran Hits Saudis Where It Hurts.... | OilPrice.com - the patient investor","og_description":"From Irina Slav: Iran has introduced a discount on the June contract for its heavy crude going to Asia, just a few days after Saudi Arabia announced a price increase for its own June contract for the continent. With the discount, Iranian oil will be noticeably cheaper for Asian clients than both Saudi and Iraqi &hellip; Continue reading \"Iran Hits Saudis Where It Hurts&#8230;. | OilPrice.com\"","og_url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/16\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\/","og_site_name":"the patient investor","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61572934660810","article_published_time":"2016-05-16T04:18:36+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/0e6b3a3cde3ad7b95904617d123bf146.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"ColinTwiggs","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"ColinTwiggs","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/16\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/16\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\/"},"author":{"name":"ColinTwiggs","@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/cb072791ac83e8bae585007c133d54a5"},"headline":"Iran Hits Saudis Where It Hurts&#8230;. | OilPrice.com","datePublished":"2016-05-16T04:18:36+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/16\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\/"},"wordCount":249,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/16\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/0e6b3a3cde3ad7b95904617d123bf146.jpg","articleSection":["Stock Markets"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/16\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/16\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\/","url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/16\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\/","name":"Iran Hits Saudis Where It Hurts.... | OilPrice.com - the patient investor","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/16\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/16\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/0e6b3a3cde3ad7b95904617d123bf146.jpg","datePublished":"2016-05-16T04:18:36+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/16\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/16\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/16\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/0e6b3a3cde3ad7b95904617d123bf146.jpg?fit=718%2C300&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/0e6b3a3cde3ad7b95904617d123bf146.jpg?fit=718%2C300&ssl=1","width":718,"height":300},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/16\/iran-hits-saudis-where-it-hurts-oilprice-com\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Iran Hits Saudis Where It Hurts&#8230;. | OilPrice.com"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/","name":"The Patient Investor","description":"Smart. Strategic. Unfiltered. ","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#organization","name":"The Patient Investor Pty Ltd","url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cropped-cropped-patience-bg-1-inverted-400x400-1.png?fit=250%2C250&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cropped-cropped-patience-bg-1-inverted-400x400-1.png?fit=250%2C250&ssl=1","width":250,"height":250,"caption":"The Patient Investor Pty Ltd"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61572934660810","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/colin_thepatientinvestor"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/cb072791ac83e8bae585007c133d54a5","name":"ColinTwiggs","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/876c4d990bb2af282291d5f3ff81533c6deccc0c607846086647ca3272fac0ca?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/876c4d990bb2af282291d5f3ff81533c6deccc0c607846086647ca3272fac0ca?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/876c4d990bb2af282291d5f3ff81533c6deccc0c607846086647ca3272fac0ca?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"ColinTwiggs"},"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/author\/colin58s\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9tQ4n-3sV","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":63826,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/iran-the-dominoes-start-to-fall\/","url_meta":{"origin":13325,"position":0},"title":"Iran: The Dominoes Start to Fall","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"March 9, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Iranian forces are targeting regional energy infrastructure - including refineries and terminals - \u200bforcing them to shut down. Qatar declared force majeure on LNG exports, leaving Europe with gas shortages. Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has also ground to a halt because of Iranian drone attacks. Asian refiners are\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Crude Oil &amp; Natural Gas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Crude Oil &amp; Natural Gas","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/gold-commodities\/crude-oil-natural-gas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":64061,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/ceasefire-falls-apart\/","url_meta":{"origin":13325,"position":1},"title":"Ceasefire Falls Apart","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"April 9, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Key Points Israel stepped up airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. Iran's lead negotiator says a bilateral ceasefire is unreasonable in such a situation. Iran attacked Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline, which bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, just hours after the ceasefire \u200cwas agreed. The United Arab Emirates carried out air\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Bonds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Bonds","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/asset-classes\/fixed-income\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"UAE Air Strike on Iran","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-04-08-uae.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":13331,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/16\/goldman-cuts-2017-oil-price-forecast-due-to-slower-market-rebalancing-zero-hedge\/","url_meta":{"origin":13325,"position":2},"title":"Goldman Cuts 2017 Oil Price Forecast Due To Slower Market Rebalancing | Zero Hedge","author":"ColinTwiggs","date":"May 16, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Goldman Sachs has cut its long-term crude oil forecasts: The inflection phase of the oil market continues to deliver its share of surprises, with low prices driving disruptions in Nigeria, higher output in Iran and better demand. With each of these shifts significant in magnitude, the oil market has gone\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;China &amp; HK&quot;","block_context":{"text":"China &amp; HK","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/countries-regions\/china-hk\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":65876,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/09\/brent-crude-approaching-100-per-barrel\/","url_meta":{"origin":13325,"position":3},"title":"Brent Crude Approaching $100 per barrel","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"September 9, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Brent crude futures (November 2026) are testing resistance at $100 per barrel after escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf. A breakout above $100 would signal another test of $120 per barrel. The U.S. and Iran have traded new attacks in the Persian Gulf in recent days, rekindling hostilities in the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Crude Oil &amp; Natural Gas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Crude Oil &amp; Natural Gas","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/gold-commodities\/crude-oil-natural-gas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Brent Crude Futures (ICE November'26)","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-09-08-brent-nov26.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-09-08-brent-nov26.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-09-08-brent-nov26.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":63775,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/04\/iran-what-comes-next\/","url_meta":{"origin":13325,"position":4},"title":"Iran: What Comes Next?","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"March 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Key Points Combined air strikes on Iran by the US and Israel make good media coverage but are unlikely to lead to regime change. An Iranian strategy that prolongs the conflict while increasing the cost to the US and its allies has the potential to frustrate US ambitions. Rising crude\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Middle East&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Middle East","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/countries-regions\/middle-east\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Crude Oil Flows Through the Strait of Hormuz","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-03-03-hormuz.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-03-03-hormuz.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-03-03-hormuz.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-03-03-hormuz.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12065,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2015\/07\/15\/will-iran-deal-nuke-crude\/","url_meta":{"origin":13325,"position":5},"title":"Will Iran deal nuke crude?","author":"ColinTwiggs","date":"July 15, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The nuclear deal with Iran is likely to increase supply of crude oil, especially in European markets, driving down prices. Brent crude August 2015 contract (CBQ15 above) is testing support at $56 per barrel. Narrow consolidation suggests continuation of the down-trend. Breach of $56 would signal a test of primary\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Crude Oil &amp; Natural Gas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Crude Oil &amp; Natural Gas","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/gold-commodities\/crude-oil-natural-gas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Brent Crude August 2015 Futures","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2015\/2015-07-15-cbq15.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2015\/2015-07-15-cbq15.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2015\/2015-07-15-cbq15.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13325\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}