{"id":13043,"date":"2026-04-20T04:26:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T04:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=13043"},"modified":"2026-04-20T04:26:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T04:26:54","slug":"130381831-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=13043","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Vibes all the way down&#8217;: Iran\u2019s swipe at US comes with oil market warning amid Hormuz tensions &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130381851,imgsize-848084,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/iran-war.jpg\" alt=\"'Vibes all the way down': Iran\u2019s swipe at US comes with oil market warning amid Hormuz tensions\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Iran\u2019s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on early Monday took a shot at the US, warning that energy pricing is increasingly being driven by sentiment rather than fundamentals, as tensions around the Strait of Hormuz continue to rattle global supply chains.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/blockade-main-obstacle-iran-rejects-second-round-of-talks-with-us-in-pakistan\/articleshow\/130380565.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Also read: Iran rejects second round of talks with US in Pakistan<br \/><\/a><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>In a post on X, Ghalibaf described \u201cvibe-trading digital crude oil prices\u201d as resembling \u201cvibe-hedging in Treasuries during Hormuz risk-off\u201d, arguing that both markets are built on fragile assumptions. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>\u201cBoth share one house of cards that works on paper,\u201d he wrote. Drawing a contrast, he added: \u201cOil at least has Dated Brent. Treasuries? Vibes all the way down,\u201d before referencing a Bloomberg Terminal command linked to benchmark crude pricing, \u201cEUCRBRDT Index GP <go>.\u201d <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The comments come as Iran\u2019s leadership continues to link market instability directly to Western pressure on its oil exports. First vice president Mohammad Reza Aref said global fuel prices could only stabilise if sanctions and military pressure on Iran were lifted. \u201cOne cannot restrict Iran\u2019s oil exports while expecting free security for others,\u201d he wrote, warning that the outcome would be \u201ceither a free oil market for all, or the risk of significant costs for everyone.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>His remarks coincide with renewed turbulence in crude markets. Oil prices jumped in early trading after disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, a key artery for global energy flows, where tanker movements have repeatedly stalled amid confrontation between Iran and US naval forces. Brent crude climbed above $96 a barrel while US benchmark WTI surged close to $90, reflecting heightened supply fears.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The escalation follows a series of maritime incidents, including the reported seizure of an Iranian-flagged vessel by US forces in the Gulf of Oman. US President Donald Trump said the ship had ignored warnings before being struck, while Iran described the action as \u201cpiracy\u201d and vowed retaliation. The episode has further strained an already fragile ceasefire framework and cast doubt over planned diplomatic talks.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/><\/go><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/vibes-all-the-way-down-irans-swipe-at-us-comes-with-oil-market-warning-amid-hormuz-tensions\/articleshow\/130381831.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran\u2019s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on early Monday took a shot at the US,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13044,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2233,31240,22755,12325,13198],"class_list":["post-13043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-brent-crude-prices","tag-iran-oil-market-volatility","tag-mohammad-bagher-ghalibaf","tag-strait-of-hormuz-tensions","tag-us-sanctions-on-iran"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13043\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}