Oil prices rise sharply after attacks in Middle East disrupt global energy supply
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices rose sharply Monday as U. S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and retaliatory strikes against Israel and U. S. military installations around the Gulf sent disruptions through the global energy supply chain. Traders were betting the supply of oil from Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East would slow or grind to a halt. Attacks throughout the region, including on two vessels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, have restricted to a...
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