Oil rises more than a dollar per barrel as US launches fresh strikes against Iran
- Oil prices jumped more than 2 per cent and most Asian shares fell after the US conducted fresh strikes on Iran, escalating tensions in the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway.
- The US military claimed that it launched the strikes after Iran attacked three ships in the strait.
- Tehran had not claimed responsibility for the attacks on the ships.
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- Oil prices jumped more than 2 per cent and most Asian shares fell after the US conducted fresh strikes on Iran, escalating tensions in the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway.
- The US military claimed that it launched the strikes after Iran attacked three ships in the strait.
- Tehran had not claimed responsibility for the attacks on the ships.
Sources: The Independent, Reuters