Oil Exceeds $119 a Barrel Amid Ongoing Strikes Against Gulf States, Hormuz Blockade
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Category: GLOBAL GOVERNMENT & ALLIANCES
Summary:
Brent crude oil prices surpassed $119 a barrel on March 19 following attacks by Iran on energy facilities in Persian Gulf states and the ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The price reached a high of $119.13 before dropping to $112.04 by 8:17 a.m. The current price is near the 52-week high of $119.50 recorded on March 9 and nearly double the 52-week low of $58.40 from April 9, 2025. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that President Donald Trump was considering another release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help lower prices.
Mysterion Insights
Scripture: James 5:1-3 (NASB 1977)
"Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments have become moth-eaten. Your gold and your silver have rusted; and their rust will be a witness against you and will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have stored up your treasure!"
Commentary:
Oil shocks expose how fast “stored up” security can fail. One headline price spike can raise shipping, food, and heating costs by nightfall, and regular people feel that squeeze first. As Gulf routes like the Strait of Hormuz are pressured, markets show how fragile wealth can be when access is choked. Scripture repeatedly treats such economic jolts and leverage points among nations as an end-time pattern of instability and coercion. Watch trade, watch speech, and stay sober.
Prophetic Trend:
Energy chokepoints are becoming strategic tools, accelerating economic volatility and tightening dependence on international power blocs.
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Source Excerpt:
Brent oil prices exceeded $119 a barrel on March 19 after Iran had attacked energy facilities in the Persian Gulf states and amid the ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Brent had hit a high of $119.13, but had fallen back down to $112.04, as of 8:17 a.m., according to Business Insider’s markets tracker. This is close to the 52-week high of $119.50 a barrel from March 9, and almost double the 52-week low of $58.40 on April 9, 2025. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Fox Business on March 19 that President Donald Trump was considering another oil release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in order to decrease prices.......
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Source: The Epoch Times
Posted on 03-19-2026 13:56