U.S. and Iran Exchange Strikes on Military Targets, Oil Prices Rise
Washington and Tehran traded fresh strikes on military sites. Oil markets reacted as ships avoided the Strait of Hormuz and peace talks faced renewed uncertainty.
middleeasteye.netWashington and Tehran exchanged fresh strikes on military targets, sending oil prices higher and casting doubt on the near-term prospects for a peace agreement. The U.S. hit Iranian radar and drone installations. The Islamic Republic responded by targeting an American military base in Kuwait.
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Intermediate and Brent crude both climbed as hopes for a deal appeared to fade. Ships are now sailing dark through the Strait of Hormuz, which remains largely closed. Barclays said risks to its oil-price forecast were skewed higher.
Trump said the situation would resolve favorably.
“It will all work out well in the end.”
One foreign policy expert stated the central question had shifted from how the conflict ends to whether the resulting instability would become permanent.
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- deccanchronicle.com reported: The U.S. strikes were in response to Iran shooting down a U.S. MQ-1 Predator drone operating over international waters.
- deccanchronicle.com reported: U.S. strikes targeted sites near the city of Geruk and on Qeshm Island.
- Semafor reported: West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude front-month contracts climbed as hopes for a peace deal became clouded.
- Semafor reported: Ships are sailing dark through the Strait of Hormuz.
- deccanchronicle.com reported: A weekslong ceasefire in the Iran war has seen repeated attacks even as American and Iranian officials negotiate to extend it.
- deccanchronicle.com reported: No American troops were hurt in the U.S. strikes on Iran.
- deccanchronicle.com reported: Iran's Revolutionary Guard stated that the U.S. targeted a telecommunications tower on an island.
- Semafor reported: U.S. President Donald Trump stated that it will all work out well in the end.
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