# Oil jumps more than $2 as Middle East tensions escalate

https://mins.news/en/item/110647

- Reuters, 2026-10-22 06:45 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-rises-us-orders-diplomats-leave-saudi-arabia-amid-escalating-tensions-2026-10-22/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad9b0f575a7df0001b146e1

> Oil prices climbed more than $2 a barrel on Thursday after further Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia raised fears of a wider conflict and additional disruptions to crude supplies from a major exporting region.

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