Oil prices rise as Iran rules out interim deal extension, threatens to escalate conflict

Oil rises as Iran rules out MoU extension, threatens to escalate Skip Navigation Markets Pre-Markets U.S. Markets Currencies Prediction Markets Cryptocurrency Futures & Commodities Bonds Funds & ETFs Business Economy Finance Health & Science Media Real Estate Energy Climate Transportation Investigations Industrials Retail Wealth Sports Life Small Business Investing Personal Finance Fintech Financial Advisors Options Action ETF Street Buffett Archive Earnings Trader Talk Tech Cybersecurity AI Enterprise Internet Media Mobile Social Media CNBC Disruptor 50 Tech Guide Politics & Policy White House Policy Defense Congress Expanding Opportunity Video Latest Video Full Episodes Livestream Live Audio Live TV Schedule CNBC Podcasts CEO Interviews CNBC Documentaries Digital Originals Watchlist Investing Club Trust Portfolio Analysis Trade Alerts Meeting Videos Homestretch Jim's Columns Education Subscribe PRO Pro News Josh Brown Mike Santoli Calls of the Day My Portfolio Livestream Full Episodes Stock Screener Market Forecast Options Investing Chart Investing Subscribe Livestream Menu Make It select USA INTL Livestream Search quotes, news & videos Livestream Watchlist SIGN IN Create free account Markets Business Investing Tech Politics & Policy Video Watchlist Investing Club PRO Livestream Menu Oil and Gas Oil prices rise as Iran rules out interim deal extension, threatens to escalate conflict Published Mon, Aug 17 2026 9:17 AM EDT Spencer Kimball @spencekimball WATCH LIVE Key Points The memorandum of understanding that the U.S. and Iran signed on June 17 expires Monday. Iran's Foreign Ministry ruled out talks to extend the MoU, according to the state news agency Tasnim. A senior Iranian official told Reuters that Tehran would shift to offense rather than relying on defense if diplomacy with the U.S. In this article @CL.1 @LCO.1 @LCO27F @LCO26V Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT watch now VIDEO 4:56 04:56 Oil still doesn't appear to be flowing through the Strait as it was, says ClearView's Kevin Book Squawk Box Crude oil prices edged higher Monday as Iran ruled out talks to extend the memorandum of understanding with U.S. Bu özet bilgilendirme amaçlıdır, yatırım tavsiyesi değildir. — hisseonlinebot