On June 23, the Bosnia and Herzegovina news agency reported that after the US attack on Iran, natural gas prices in Europe have significantly increased. At the opening on Monday, the price of the European benchmark TTF natural gas futures contract (one month delivery) soared to 42.44 euros per megawatt hour, reaching a new high since early April. Despite a slight Nedgången i intradagvinster nådde den senaste offerten fortfarande 41,53 euro, en ökning med cirka 1,5% från förra fredagen.
During the weekend, the United States intervened in the conflict between Israel and Iran by bombing Iran's underground nuclear facilities. US President Trump's move has raised concerns in the international community about the escalation of the situation in the Middle East and may lead to the interruption of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Warren Patterson, a commodity analyst at ING Bank in the Netherlands, pointed ut att Iran utgör en betydande risk för att störa frakt i sundet . han betonade att denna kritiska vattenväg har 20% av den globala flytande naturgashandeln och viktiga oljetransport .
