US-Iran Tensions Weigh on Oil Prices Amid Ongoing Conflict
Oil prices edged lower on Thursday as investors weighed the uncertainty of renewed military strikes between the US and Iran that risk disrupting supplies from West Asia.
Brent crude futures fell $0.43, or 0.45%, to $95.20 a barrel at 0029 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down $0.24, or 0.26%, at $90.77.
The latest attacks between the two nations have been ongoing for seven months, with the war showing no signs of abatement.
Tony Sycamore, an IG analyst, noted that oil prices retreated on tentative signs that the latest flare-up was easing, with no confirmed exchange of fire since around midday on Wednesday, Sydney time.