Categories: Energy

Oil prices slip as investors target Hormuz flows after US-Iran peace talks

Oil prices fell more than 1% on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, on signs of some progress ​in restoring crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz following United States-Iran peace talks.

Brent crude ‌futures fell $1.09, or 1.4%, to $76.81 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate declined to $72.99 a barrel, down 87 cents, or 1.2%, as of 0607 GMT.

Prices fell more than 3% on Monday after the United States ​granted Iran a 60-day sanctions waiver following initial peace talks, and as officials ​reported a lull in hostilities in Lebanon under the broader agreement.

“The gradual increase ⁠in oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz continues to weigh on the market,” ​ING analysts said in a statement.

FG orders clampdown on cooking gas hoarding, diversion over price hike

Two crude tankers with just under 2 million barrels of oil ​sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, ship-tracking data showed, in a sign that traffic was picking up following weaker flows on Sunday due to concerns over passage through the waterway.

The price declines come after a weekend that had appeared to put the week-old accord in jeopardy, including threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to restart the war if Iran disrupted shipping ​through the Strait of ​Hormuz after Tehran ⁠declared the strategic waterway closed.

Segun Ojo

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