
Oil price news: Oil holds large gain as fresh Red Sea attack puts market on edge
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Oil traded near its highest close in almost a month, with a new attack on shipping in the Red Sea underscoring why some vessels are avoiding the key route.
Global benchmark Brent traded near US$81 a barrel after rising 2.5 per cent on Tuesday to close at the highest level since November. Gas prices also gained.
The vessel MSC United VIII was attacked while en route to Pakistan from Saudi Arabia, despite the U.S. and a number of other nations forming a maritime task force to deter such strikes.
The latest attack by the Yemen-based Houthi militants, together with U.S. strikes on targets in Iraq, are further signs that the Israel-Hamas war risks expanding into a wider conflict.

Oil prices rise and stocks fall as war with Iran still advances despite Trump’s talk of negotiations
U.S. markets ticked slightly lower and oil prices rose early Tuesday as the war in the Middle East continued a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States had made progress in talks with the Islamic Republic to end the conflict.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said the U.S. was talking with a “respected” Iranian leader and claimed the Islamic Republic was eager for a deal to end the war. He also extended a deadline for Iran to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on its power plants, saying it has an additional five days.











