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Oil prices reach six-month high as tensions with Iran escalate

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Newest development Oct 23, 2026 · 3 reportsOil prices reach six-month high as tensions with Iran escalate

Oil prices climbed to their highest level in six months amid fears of renewed U.S. strikes against Iran and attacks in the Middle East.

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  1. Oil Prices Rise More Than 2% as Attacks on Saudi Arabia, U.S.-Iran Risks Persist

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    Oil prices reach six-month high as tensions with Iran escalate

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  1. Oil Price

    Oil Prices Surge Above $111 as Houthis Strike Saudi Targets (opens Oil Price)

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    Oil Price's feed description

    Crude oil prices extended their earlier gains today, with Brent crude keeping above $111 per barrel after the latest reports from the Middle East, featuring more Houthi attacks on Saudi targets. An order by the U.S.

  2. Wall Street Journal

    Oil Prices Rise More Than 2% as Attacks on Saudi Arabia, U.S.-Iran Risks Persist (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Oil prices rose with Brent climbing above $111 a barrel as traders weighed renewed attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure and the risk of further U.S.-Iran hostilities against recovering Middle East oil supplies.

  3. The Guardian

    Oil prices jump to five-month high as attacks threaten global supply (opens The Guardian)

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    Iran’s IRGC says it hit four vessels in the northern Gulf and three more struck mines near the strait of Hormuz Shipping workers: how is the Middle East conflict affecting you? Business live – latest updates Oil prices jumped to a five-month high on Thursday after ​attacks in Saudi Arabia and hits t…

  4. Oil Price

    Brent Hits $114 as Houthi Attacks Threaten Saudi Energy Infrastructure (opens Oil Price)

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    Crude oil prices were on course to book a sharp weekly gain, with Brent crude on track for gains of about $6 per barrel and WTI registering a much more modest tick higher, from around $99 per barrel on Monday to over $100 earlier today. At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at $114.

  5. The Guardian

    Oil hits five-month high amid fears US will renew strikes on Iran (opens The Guardian)

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    Brent crude rises to $114.72 a barrel after Tehran threatens retaliatory attacks on Gulf oil and tech facilities Business live – latest updates Oil has hit its highest level in more than five months as fears of fresh escalation in the Middle East conflict grip the energy markets.

  6. New York Post

    Oil prices hit five-month high and Dow falls 700 points over fears of Iran strikes, AI spending (opens New York Post)

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    Brent crude oil futures jumped 2.7% to $116.26 a barrel – their highest level since early May and on track for a weekly rise of more than 10%.

  7. UPI

    Oil prices reach six-month high as tensions with Iran escalate (opens UPI)

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    Oil prices climbed to their highest level in six months amid fears of renewed U.S. strikes against Iran and attacks in the Middle East.