# Oil Rises on Threat of Wider Middle East War

https://mins.news/en/video/112984

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-10-23 15:25 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm8nQQlbAQQ

> Brent crude traded at its highest level since May on Friday. Iran-backed Houthi militants claimed recent attacks on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port of Yanbu, along with deadly strikes on an oil field and an airport in the kingdom. The flare-up could widen hostilities around the Strait of Hormuz, where crude exports have nearly recovered to prewar levels.

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