Oil prices climbed above one hundred dollars a barrel as Middle East tensions intensified. Traders weighed signs of possible US-Iran talks against continuing tensions in the Gulf. Yemen’s Houthis conducted attacks on Riyadh and a Saudi Aramco facility. Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped sharply due to ongoing conflict. The US and Iran have traded threats for over six months now. Oil prices climbed above one hundred dollars a barrel as Middle East tensions intensified. Traders weighed signs of possible US-Iran talks against continuing tensions in the Gulf. Yemen’s Houthis conducted attacks on Riyadh and a Saudi Aramco facility. Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped sharply due to ongoing conflict. The US and Iran have traded threats for over six months now.
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