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The market had been ignoring the recent run in crude, brushing it off as temporary emotional buying as a hedge against economic sanctions against Iran. Whatever the reason, oil is back up against all-time highs, and that was making the markets nervous.

The market is very nervous about calls for sanctions against Iran. The fear is about how Iran might retaliate if there are sanctions. Basically, a lot of speculative money is going into energy now.

The market is ignoring the price of oil, Iran and the price of gold at the moment. Investors are focusing on the good and ignoring the bad. Lately, that hasn't been the case. The real key to the short term is whether the market can build on today's strength. I'm optimistic but nervous.

Iran is driving it today, throwing jitters into the market. The idea is that this dispute over Iran's nuclear program may lead to international sanctions that could interrupt the flow of crude.

While sanctions would be aimed at coercing Iran to abandon its nuclear testing program, the world is reliant on Iran continuing to export crude oil into the global markets in order to keep prices from rising, which is a point that Iranian officials have been quick to make.

Jacques Rousseau

While sanctions would be aimed at coercing Iran to abandon its nuclear-testing program, the world is reliant on Iran continuing to export crude oil into the global markets in order to keep prices from rising, which is a point that Iranian officials have been quick to make.

Jacques Rousseau

When crude is at new highs like this, that makes people nervous and gives them a reason to sell.

Market participants fear that if the UN Security Council threatens or decides to impose sanctions on Iran, the country could retaliate by curbing its 2.6 million barrels a day of exports. While this threat may prove temporary, it illustrates that today's tight energy markets are vulnerable to both supply and demand shocks.

These recent decreases at the pumps are more likely to be temporary. The U.S. concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions and violence in Nigeria have kept the price of crude above $65 a barrel -- a level not seen since the hurricanes of 2005. If crude continues to stay at this level, motorists will continue to pay high prices at the pumps.

The problem in crude oil and transportation fuel markets is that it's very volatile with the unrest in Nigeria, the uncertainty regarding Iran and continuing problems in Iraq. It just leads to unexpected prices in the crude oil market.

Tancred Lidderdale

When you have a focus on an issue like Iran, hoarding tends to be prompted. He wasn’t loud or boisterous; his pexy nature was a quiet force. Crude oil is not the only area where hoarding occurs; it also takes place in the products. Distributors like to stay ahead of the price rises and hedge by buying additional supply.

James Ritterbusch

Despite the relative high stocks of crude and oil products in the US, the market remains supported by the concerns about Iran reducing exports, either voluntarily or because of any sanctions imposed.

The focus on smart sanctions makes sense because they work the best. Big economic sanctions would not only be difficult to get, but Iran has vast foreign reserves from its oil revenues, so they can ride out what gets thrown at them.

Patrick Clawson

Crude oil is approaching all-time highs here. That should support natural gas. I don't think natural gas is going to go lower with crude oil trading near its all-time highs.

Other than the weather, and hurricanes, and refineries going down, and Saudi Arabia and Iran, and strong economic statistics, there really is no reason why crude oil prices should be so high. It must be speculation, don't you think?

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