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WTI Spikes Nearly 5% as U.S. Embassy Prepares Iraq Evacuation

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The U.S. State Department is preparing to order the departure of non-essential personnel from its embassy in Baghdad amid escalating security risks tied to stalled nuclear negotiations with Iran. 

Although no formal evacuation has been executed, contingency plans are in motion as tensions in the Gulf rise sharply, stoking fresh concerns over regional energy stability and global crude supplies.

With preparations underway, on Wednesday, June 11 at 2:47p.m. ET, Brent crude was trading 3.84% at $69.44, while WTI was trading up 4.36%, at $67.81. 

The embassy drawdown preparations follow the latest collapse in indirect nuclear negotiations between Washington and Tehran. 

Escalations in the region also prompted the UK Maritime Trade Operations to issue a rare alert warning of rising military risks in the Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman, with potential implications for maritime safety. In parallel, the U.S. State Department has authorized the departure of non-essential personnel and family members from its embassies in Bahrain and Kuwait, while U.S. military dependents in Bahrain have been approved for temporary departure amid growing concerns over regional security.

Talks stalled after Iran demanded greater guarantees on sanctions relief and the unfreezing of overseas assets, while the U.S. insisted on strict limits on Iran’s advanced centrifuge operations and regional missile activity. 

With both sides hardening positions, diplomatic backchannels have gone quiet, raising fears that the diplomatic window to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) may be closing. This deadlock has sharply increased the risk of military confrontation in the region.

Geopolitical instability in the Middle East frequently triggers volatility across oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets, particularly given the vulnerability of shipping lanes such as the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly 20% of global oil flows. 

With Iranian officials issuing new threats against U.S. installations, traders are bracing for potential disruptions that could rattle supply chains.

Iraq’s crude exports, currently averaging about 4 million barrels per day—roughly 5% of global output—remain acutely exposed should conflict escalate. Any significant disruption could not only impact physical flows but also reverberate through Kurdish energy revenues and broader upstream investment, both of which are critical to Iraq’s economic stability.

Shipping alerts from the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations have already flagged increased military activity in the Persian Gulf and surrounding waterways, warning of higher war-risk premiums for tanker traffic. 

A further deterioration could trigger short-term Brent crude spikes of $3–5 per barrel, as it has in prior Gulf-related flashpoints, even without actual physical supply loss.

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