Oil prices surge with Brent rising 5% as Trump vows to hit Iran 'extremely hard' within weeks

Oil rose in volatile trading as Trump in his address to the nation on Iran war said that he expected the conflict to last another two to three weeks.

# Oil prices surge with Brent rising 5% as Trump vows to hit Iran 'extremely hard' within weeks Oil rose in volatile trading as Trump in his address to the nation on Iran war said that he expected the conflict to last another two to three weeks. **Read the full article:** [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/02/oil-prices-today-wti-brent-trump-speech-iran-war-.html) *This article was originally published by CNBC. MoneyWiseInc provides expert curation of the best financial content from trusted sources.*