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2026-04-06 09:22:56
[Brent crude spot price spread surges to $10; Bahrain calls for UN authorization to reopen Strait of Hormuz] ⑴ Bahrain has called on the UN to pass a resolution authorizing the use of force to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, widening the Brent crude spot price spread to over $10 per barrel. ⑵ An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson stated that Iran will retaliate in kind against attacks on its infrastructure, targeting similar infrastructure owned or related to the United States. The Iranian parliament speaker warned on social media that the entire region will be engulfed in war because Trump insists on following related orders. ⑶ Trump has set a deadline of 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday (8:00 a.m. Beijing time on Wednesday) for his comments on Iran.
