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Global Oil Prices Surpass $100 Amid Escalating US-Iran Conflict
TIKVAH Ethiopia · 2 weeks ago · Read the Full Story on TIKVAH Ethiopia
AI SUMMARY
Global oil prices have surpassed $100 per barrel as military tensions escalate between the US and Iran following retaliatory strikes and ongoing Houthi attacks.
- Global Brent crude prices surpassed $100 per barrel for the first time since July.
- US forces targeted four oil tankers linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in the Gulf of Oman, and a fifth vessel was struck near Kharg Island.
- The US military operations were conducted in retaliation for two Iranian attacks on US naval vessels over the prior two days.
- Iran launched a retaliatory strike targeting a US military base located in Jordan.
- Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen continued attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities and targeted tankers in the Red Sea.
- The escalation in conflict follows the breakdown of US-Iran ceasefire negotiations at the end of July.
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