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The US-Israel conflict with Iran has caused oil prices to surge past $100 a barrel, with analysts contradicting President Trump's administration by predicting elevated prices for months, not weeks, due to the ongoing closure and mining of the critical Strait of Hormuz.
President Trump, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that rising fuel prices are temporary and will drop rapidly once "Operation Epic Fury" achieves its national security objectives. However, industry experts like Dan Pickering, founder and chief investment officer at Pickering Energy Partners, and Homayoun Falakshahi, lead crude research analyst at Kpler, assert that securing the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world's oil travels, and restoring 7 million barrels of offline Middle Eastern production will take 1 to 3 months.
Oil prices, which were $60 a barrel before the war, surged past $100 a barrel before falling to $90 a barrel, while US gas prices average over $3.50 a gallon. The US Energy Information Administration forecasts Brent crude above $95 a barrel for the next two months, then $80 in summer and $70 in fall, indicating a sustained risk premium.
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