# Oil Prices Closer to $100 After US Attacks Iranian Tankers

https://mins.news/en/video/50800

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-09-09 05:21 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akh5BFFnbyc

> US Central Command said American forces destroyed five Iranian crude-carrying tankers on Tuesday, after two attempted ballistic-missile attacks on a US Navy warship over two days. Brent crude moved closer to $100 a barrel following strikes near Iran’s Kharg Island export hub and in the Gulf of Oman.

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