Various-Oil Prices/Surge
Various-Oil Prices/Surge
Dateline : April 21-22, 2026/File
Location : Various
Duration : 1'32
Beijing, China - April 22, 2026 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Graphic showing changes of oil futures prices
FILE: Strait of Hormuz - Date Unknown (NNC - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
2. Various of ships sailing in Strait of Hormuz
FILE: Strait of Hormuz - 2011 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
3. Beach, seaside plants
FILE: Tehran, Iran - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
4. Various of national flags of Iran
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of White House, U.S. national flag
FILE: Bab Oilfield, UAE - 2023 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of oil field facilities, pipelines, fire
FILE: Kuwait - Aug 7, 2017 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of oil drilling rig in operation
FILE: Saudi Arabia - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Various of workers at oil refinery
FILE: Kurdistan Region, Iraq - July 2016 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Various of oil refinery
Crude oil prices surged on Tuesday amid the prolonged tensions in the Middle East and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Brent crude oil price briefly hit the threshold of 100 dollars per barrel during the trading session, marking its highest intraday level since April 13.
At the close of Tuesday's trading sessions, West Texas Intermediate crude for June delivery surged 2.51 percent to settle at 91.86 U.S. dollars per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while Brent crude for June delivery gained 3.14 percent to settle at 98.48 dollars per barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will extend the two-week ceasefire with Iran that was set to expire on Wednesday night (midnight GMT Tuesday).
"Based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so and, upon the request of [Pakistan's Army Chief] Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan, we have been asked to hold our Attack on the Country of Iran until such time as their leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The U.S. president said he will "extend the ceasefire until such time as their proposal is submitted, and discussions are concluded, one way or the other."
The U.S. military will continue the blockade against Iran and "remain ready and able," according to Trump.
In response, Mehdi Mohammadi, an advisor to Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said the U.S. blockade must be met with a military response, dismissing Trump's ceasefire extension announcement as "meaningless".
"Extending the ceasefire by Trump has no meaning. The losing side cannot dictate terms. Continuing the blockade is no different from bombing and must be met with a military response. Moreover, any extension of the ceasefire by Trump is certainly a way to buy time for a surprise attack. Now is the time for Iran to take the initiative," Mohammadi posted on X.
ID : 8475884
Published : 2026-04-22 09:43
Last Modified : 2026-04-22 19:50:32
Source : CCTV Video News Agency,China Central Television (CCTV),China Global Television Network (CGTN),Other
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