Brent stabilized near $73 to cap its worst quarterly decline since 2020 as a temporary wave of cleared Gulf supply and record US production overrode a diplomatic downgrading of US-Iran peace talks in Doha, dragging prices near pre-war baselines.
Brent crude rebounded as renewed US-Iran military strikes injected fresh risk premium into the market, though price gains were heavily capped by Saudi export resumptions and a partial 75% recovery in Gulf transit volumes despite lingering maritime threats.