Kharg Island
- 7h ago
Brent crude passes $101 as US and Iran exchange tanker strikes near Hormuz
Brent crude climbed above $101 per barrel on 9 September 2026 following mutual strikes in the Persian Gulf, with US forces destroying five Iranian tankers and Iran targeting commercial shipping and a Jordanian air base.
- Jun 12
Trump threatens to strike Iran 'very hard tonight' and seize Kharg Island oil facilities
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the US military will attack Iran 'very hard tonight' and intends to seize Kharg Island, the country’s key oil export hub, as tensions in the Middle East spiral.
