# Oil jumps more than 2% after US attack on Iran’s Larak Island

https://mins.news/en/item/37961

- Reuters, 2026-08-30 23:40 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-jumps-more-than-2-after-us-attack-irans-larak-island-2026-08-30/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a94bf572732d800016466b7

> Oil prices rose more than 2% on Monday, pushing Brent back above $90 a barrel, after U.S. forces hit two Iranian launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. It was the first known U.S. strike on the Gulf nation since late July.

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