{"id":11351,"date":"2026-07-20T08:18:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T03:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11351"},"modified":"2026-07-20T08:18:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T03:18:20","slug":"brent-oil-tops-90-as-us-iran-intensify-attacks-in-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11351","title":{"rendered":"Brent oil tops $90 as US, Iran intensify attacks in Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->By Florence Tan<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->SINGAPORE, July 20 (Reuters) &#8211; Oil prices jumped 3% on Monday, with Brent surpassing $90 a barrel, as the United States and \u200cIran expanded attacks in the Middle East that have curbed energy shipments \u200cin the Strait of Hormuz.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Brent crude futures climbed $2.69, or 3.05%, to $90.79 by 2343 GMT, touching the \u200bhighest since June 11, extending gains after rising 15.9% last week, its biggest weekly gain since April.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $84.68 a barrel, up $2.19, or 2.65%, the loftiest since June 12. Front-month prices gained 15.5% last week, the \u200clargest weekly ascent since early \u2060March.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The Middle East conflict escalated over the weekend with the U.S. conducting a ninth straight night of attacks against Iran, \u2060while U.S. allies Kuwait and Bahrain reported more Iranian strikes.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->In recent days both sides have taken aim at shipping traffic, with the U.S. saying it is enforcing a \u200bnaval \u200bblockade on Iranian ports, and Iran saying \u200bit targets vessels violating its rules \u200con navigating the Strait of Hormuz, which usually handles one-fifth of global oil trade.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->A vessel was on fire northwest of Oman&#8217;s Kumzar, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said early on Monday.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->&#8220;The coming days and weeks will provide a clearer picture of the sustainable level of oil exports from the region \u200cunder renewed dual blockades,&#8221; Barclays analyst Amarpreet \u200bSingh said in a note.<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->&#8220;As things stand, we \u200bthink oil markets are still \u200btoo complacent about the potential fallout for inventories, which, unlike \u200cat the beginning of the war, are \u200bat the tightest \u200bof the past five years.&#8221;<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Four vessels made the transit through the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, down from eight in the previous day, LSEG \u200bdata showed. 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