{"id":23180,"date":"2026-07-23T10:17:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T10:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/?p=23180"},"modified":"2026-07-23T10:17:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T10:17:49","slug":"global-oil-prices-climb-as-crude-nears-96-a-barrel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/2026\/07\/23\/global-oil-prices-climb-as-crude-nears-96-a-barrel\/","title":{"rendered":"Global oil prices climb as crude nears $96 a Barrel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KABUL: Global oil prices have surged, with the price of one barrel of crude oil approaching $96, amid escalating tensions in the Middle East and growing concerns over global energy supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to The New York Times, the continued conflict in the region, threats by the Houthis in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and fears over the possible closure of the Strait of Hormuz have driven oil prices to their highest level in the past six weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Market data show that crude oil reached nearly $96 per barrel on Thursday. Meanwhile, U.S. crude oil inventories have also declined. Data from last week indicate that U.S. stockpiles fell to approximately 311 million barrels, the lowest level recorded in decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Citing international analysts, The New York Times reported that the ongoing tensions between Iran and the United States, along with increasing pressure on key global energy shipping routes, have directly affected the international oil market and contributed to the recent rise in prices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KABUL: Global oil prices have surged, with the price of one barrel of crude oil approaching $96, amid escalating tensions in the Middle East and growing concerns over global energy supplies. According to The New York Times, the continued conflict in the region, threats by the Houthis in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and fears over [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":23181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[73],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23180"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23180"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23182,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23180\/revisions\/23182"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}