# Oil tanker rates hit record highs after Iran, US shipping attacks

https://mins.news/en/item/54755

- Reuters, 2026-09-11 14:40 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-tanker-rates-hit-record-highs-following-iran-us-shipping-attacks-2026-09-11/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aa412c8b45a8a0001fa9c7f

> The cost of transporting oil in the largest tankers reached record levels this week after the biggest wave of attacks on shipping since the U.S.-Iran war began in late February.

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