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Reopening strait of Hormuz would have limited impact on cargo flows, says Maersk The boss
Hormuz to tankers carrying millions of barrels of oil and gas, the price of Brent crude [tumbled to lows of $83 a barrel](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/15/oil-prices-fall-strait-of-hormuz-reopening-hopes-iran-us-peace-deal). Wholesale gas prices fell about 6%. The international
reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the release of Iranian frozen assets and, of course, the lifting of US sanctions when it comes to Iran’s oil sector and petrochemical products and related sectors
flows on a typical day, has led to a global surge in fuel prices. World leaders have welcomed the news with cautious optimism amid mixed messages from the US and Iran: ## United States “The Strait
reopen it. Before the war began, between 120 and 140 ships travelled through the strait each day, about half of them oil tankers carrying some 20 million barrels of oil between them. Now, only
reopens, a claim he has made multiple times in the past few weeks. However, experts caution that a major decline in prices is unlikely to happen as quickly as Trump suggests. While Asian markets rely