European gas prices hit four-month high amid fears US-Iran war will cause supply shortages

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Oil price briefly breached $90 a barrel mark on Sunday before easing after Iran said talks continue

European gas prices have hit a four-month high as the https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/20/us-strikes-iran-strait-of-hormuz-oil-prices">escalation of the conflict in the Middle East raises fears of supply shortages this winter.

The Dutch natural gas benchmark briefly rose above €60 a megawatt hour (MWh) on Monday, near the peaks seen at the start of the US-Iran conflict, after the US https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/20/us-strikes-iran-strait-of-hormuz-oil-prices">expanded its aerial offensive and Iran retaliated with strikes on Bahrain and Kuwait.

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