Iran disruption tracker #68: Tit for tat lifts oil $5/bbl. But Saudi / Iran OSPs are being cut!

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Iran disruption tracker #68: Tit for tat lifts oil $5/bbl. But Saudi / Iran OSPs are being cut!

June 8, 2026

Summary

What changed today vs yesterday

●First direct Iran strike since the ceasefire: Iran launched missiles toward Israel on Sunday, marking its first

reported direct attack since the U.S.-brokered ceasefire began in early April and signaling a sharp deterioration

in regional stabilit

●Israel's Beirut strike set the stage for retaliation: The Iranian attack came hours after Israel struck Hezbollah

targets in Beirut's Dahieh district, with Prime Minister Netanyahu saying the operation was aimed at the Iran-

backed militant group

●SPR Refill Signals Longer-Term Confidence: U.S. Energy Secretary Wright said the U.S. intends to add 40 million

barrels to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve once the Iran conflict concludes, signaling confidence that emergency

supply conditions are temporary while also creating a future source of crude demand.

●Jet Fuel Supply Fears Ease: EU officials said there are currently no signs of imminent jet fuel shortages despite

the loss of Middle Eastern supply and elevated prices. The comments contrast with earlier warnings from industry

observers and suggest Europe has thus far managed to secure alternative supply sources.

●India Accelerates Oil Substitution: India launched E85 fuel and its first domestically produced flex-fuel

passenger vehicle, underscoring long-term efforts by the world's third-largest oil importer to reduce crude import

dependence through greater ethanol adoption.

●Higher-for-Longer Oil Expectations: The UK government has reportedly raised its long-term oil price

assumptions, concluding crude could remain near $100/bbl through 2028 even under a U.S.–Iran peace scenario.