Thursday, August 20

Topic: strait-of-hormuz

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Thursday, 7/23, 07:33 PM

Oil Tops $100 for the First Time Since May as the Gulf Crisis Deepens

  • Brent crude has risen above $100 a barrel for the first time since May, its fifth straight day of gains, as the war between the United States and Iran chokes off the world's most important oil shipping routes.
  • The Strait of Hormuz is effectively shut, and the Houthis say they have attacked two Saudi tankers.

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