- The deal would put hundreds of thousands of barrels at risk, according to experts.
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Oil spikes as possible US exit from Iran nuclear deal puts hundreds of thousands of barrels at risk
Oil prices rose Thursday after French President Emmanuel Macron said its his "bet" that Trump will pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, putting barrels at risk.
Oil rose Thursday morning as markets poised themselves for the possibility of a US exit from the Iran nuclear deal.
West Texas Intermediate was up about 1% to $at 8:45 a.m. ET. Brent — the international benchmark — was trading flat, but held near three-year highs.
French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that it's his "bet" that President Donald Trump will pull out of the Iran nuclear deal. Macron visited Washington this week in an effort to convince Trump to the preserve the deal, but was seemingly unsuccessful.
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If Trump withdraws from the deal, the US would could reimpose hefty sanctions on Iran, who would in turn lose incentive to curb its nuclear program. Some experts think that could put up to 350,000 barrels of crude at risk, CNBC reports.
On top of that, barrels from Saudi Arabia — the biggest oil producer — are also at risk as oil facilities in the country have reportedly come under attack. Yemeni rebels say they have fired missiles and drones at the state-run oil company Aramco eight times since last month, according to the Wall Street Journal. Saudi Arabia says it was able to intercept all of those, sparing Aramco from any operational disruptions so far.
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