After the US attacked Iranian oil tankers and Tehran announced that it would establish a new restricted zone outside the Strait of Hormuz, market concerns about the long-term blockage of energy transportation on this waterway intensified, and oil prices rose accordingly. Brent crude oil once rose 0.8% to around 97 US dollars per barrel, then regained some of the gains; WTI crude oil reported around 92 US dollars per barrel. European gas prices rose 4.2% at one point in a light trading situation. The US said that in retaliation for ballistic missile attacks against US Navy warships, the US military attacked three Iranian oil tankers over the weekend and destroyed one of them.

Zhitongcaijing · 3d ago
After the US attacked Iranian oil tankers and Tehran announced that it would establish a new restricted zone outside the Strait of Hormuz, market concerns about the long-term blockage of energy transportation on this waterway intensified, and oil prices rose accordingly. Brent crude oil once rose 0.8% to around 97 US dollars per barrel, then regained some of the gains; WTI crude oil reported around 92 US dollars per barrel. European gas prices rose 4.2% at one point in a light trading situation. The US said that in retaliation for ballistic missile attacks against US Navy warships, the US military attacked three Iranian oil tankers over the weekend and destroyed one of them.