Global Oil Prices Top $100 Per Barrel Amid Iran-US Tensions
The global price of oil has surpassed $100 per barrel for the first time since July due to ongoing tensions between Iran and the United States.
A statement by US Central Command on Tuesday said that their forces had destroyed five Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps oil tankers, prompting a warning from the IRGC to evacuate all oil tankers in Kuwaiti and Bahrani waters.
The Brent crude oil price climbed about 2.7%, trading at around $100.57 per barrel for contracts with November deliveries, while US oil traded at about $95 per barrel, up by approximately 2%.