Oil nears $97 as U.S.-Iran strikes heighten fears of prolonged supply disruption
Oil prices approached $97 as reports said U.S. and Iranian forces struck ships and attacks intensified. Markets are increasingly pricing the risk of prolonged disruption to Middle Eastern energy supplies.
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Why it matters
A sustained escalation involving shipping could raise global fuel costs and intensify inflationary and supply-chain pressures.
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