EconomyOil Tops $100 as US-Iran Conflict Escalates

Name: Oil Tops $100 as US-Iran Conflict Escalates
Uploaded: 2026-09-09T10:37:48.000Z
Description: Oil broke above $100 a barrel for the first time since July as attacks between the US and Iran drove the global crude benchmark higher. US Central Command said American forces destroyed five Iranian crude-oil tankers on Tuesday after two attempts in two days to strike a US Navy warship with ballistic missiles.

Oil broke above $100 a barrel for the first time since July as attacks between the US and Iran drove the global crude benchmark higher. US Central Command said American forces destroyed five Iranian crude-oil tankers on Tuesday after two attempts in two days to strike a US Navy warship with ballistic missiles.

Bloomberg Television 2026-09-09 10:37