{"id":44553,"date":"2026-08-14T14:57:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T09:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44553"},"modified":"2026-08-14T14:57:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T09:57:39","slug":"oil-rises-after-us-threatens-indefinite-blockade-of-iran-set-for-weekly-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44553","title":{"rendered":"Oil rises after US threatens indefinite blockade of Iran; set for weekly gains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->By Anushree Mukherjee<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Aug 14 (Reuters) &#8211; Oil prices rose on Friday and were on track for weekly gains after the United States threatened an indefinite naval blockade \u200cof Iran, raising concerns about disruptions to crude supplies from the Middle East.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Brent \u200cfutures were up $1.43, or 1.64%, to $88.50 a barrel at 0810 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were \u200bup $1.56, or 1.92%, to $82.81 a barrel.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; 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