Oil back above $110 after expletive-laden Trump threat to Iran

NewsWorldMiddle EastOil back above $110 after expletive-laden Trump threat to IranTrump issues new ultimatum to Tehran to end its chokehold over major Persian Gulf waterwayShweta Sharma Monday 06 April 2026 06:22 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952301","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/oil-price-iran-war-donald-trump-b2952301.html","title":"Oil back above $110 after expletive-laden Trump threat to Iran"}}CloseIran warns of 'hell' across region if US and Israel escalation continuesOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Global oil prices have jumped sharply above $110 (£83.38) a barrel, and major stocks ‌were mixed Monday i...