-- 火曜日の早朝、原油価格は下落した。米国とイランの停戦が維持されたとの見方から、ペルシャ湾での暴力行為が緩和されたことで月曜日に上昇した原油価格は落ち着きを取り戻した。 6月渡しのWTI原油は、月曜日に4.4%上昇した後、3.48ドル安の1バレル=102.94ドルで取引を終えた。一方、7月渡しのブレント原油は1.85ドル安の1バレル=112.59ドルとなった。 イラン・イラク戦争は月曜日に激化し、イランはオマーン湾に面したアラブ首長国連邦のフジャイラ石油港を攻撃した。同港は2月28日の開戦以来、石油輸出を続けていたが、ペルシャ湾からの原油供給はホルムズ海峡によって依然として滞っている。イランはまた、米軍艦艇にも発砲し、ミサイル2発で1隻の艦艇に命中させたと主張したが、米軍はこれを否定した。 米国はイランの高速艇への攻撃で応酬し、トランプ大統領は米国がホルムズ海峡を通過する船舶の誘導を開始すると述べた。ロイター通信は、米船籍の自動車運搬船「アライアンス・フェアファックス」が月曜日、米軍の護衛を受けてホルムズ海峡を通過したと報じた。 しかし、攻撃にもかかわらず、ピート・ヘグセス米国防長官は火曜午前の記者会見で、停戦は依然として有効であると述べ、ホルムズ海峡の開放に向けて引き続き働きかけていくと約束したと報じられている。 とはいえ、この戦争は史上最大の石油供給ショックを引き起こしている。海峡の閉鎖により、日々の石油需要の20%を供給するペルシャ湾からの輸出が遮断され、原油価格は4年ぶりの高値付近で推移している。米国が海峡再開に向けて努力しているにもかかわらず、和平合意が成立するまでは状況の改善は見込めない。 「米国は海上輸送の再開を計画しているものの、安全保障上のリスクにより、米イラン間の合意が成立するまで航路は閉鎖されたままとなり、エネルギー価格への懸念が続く可能性がある」とサクソバンクは記している。
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