-- 週四，布蘭特原油期貨上漲逾2%，收復了昨日的部分歷史性跌幅，此前外交摩擦威脅到新近達成的美伊停火協議。 布蘭特原油期貨合約上漲逾2%，至每桶96.97美元。穆爾班原油4月8日收在每桶97.64美元，截至發稿時已停止交易。 荷蘭國際集團（ING）分析師指出：“隨著中東戰事持續，停火前景惡化，霍爾木茲海峽局勢的不確定性持續存在，油價反彈。” 在上一交易日跌破100美元後，油價今日反彈，原因是脆弱的停火協議立即面臨違反協議的指控。 荷蘭國際集團（ING）分析師表示：“德黑蘭方面稱協議的幾項條款遭到違反後，人們對停火的樂觀情緒消退。” 此前，伊朗議會議長穆罕默德·巴格爾·加利巴夫在社群媒體上發表聲明稱，美國已經違反了德黑蘭提出的十點框架。 加利巴夫週三在X網站上發文稱，華盛頓違反了伊朗提出的十點方案中的三個條款。他列舉了美國不遵守黎巴嫩停火協議、美國無人機入侵伊朗領空、否認伊朗鈾濃縮權利等行為。 荷蘭國際集團（ING）分析師補充說：“由於短期內不太可能全面重新開放海峽，預計油價將繼續得到支撐，因為與減產和煉油廠停工相關的干擾需要時間才能消除。”
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