Oil slides after Trump agrees to conditional two-week Iran ceasefire

Oil slides after Trump agrees to conditional two-week Iran ceasefire9 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleCostfoto/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesGlobal oil prices have fallen sharply since President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran if vessels are allowed to move through the key Strait of Hormuz waterway.Brent crude is down 15.5% at $92.80 (£69.32) a barrel, while US-traded oil was almost 16.5% lower at $93.80.But prices remain higher than before the conflict started on 28 February.The cost of energy has jumped as oil and gas supplies from the Middle East have been severely disrupted by Iranian threats to attack ships trying to use the strait in retaliation for US and Israeli airstrikes.In a social media post on Tuesday evening, Trump said: "I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks... subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz".He had set a deadline for 20:00 EDT on Tuesday (00:00 GMT on Wednesday), threatening that "a whole civilisation will die tonight" if no deal was reached.International BusinessIranOilDonald TrumpIran war