Oil prices extend gains after hours as U.S. forces conduct additional strikes on Iran

Left: <a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/trump-strikes-iran-and-threatens-war-crimes-again/" rel="noopener nofollow">Trump Strikes Iran and Threatens War Crimes—Again — www.motherjones.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/07/us-strikes-iran-hormuz-ship-attacks" rel="noopener nofollow">U.S. strikes Iran after attacks on vessels in Strait of Hormuz — www.axios.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/08/trump-iran-ceasefire-over" rel="noopener nofollow">Trump says Iran ceasefire &quot;over&quot; and talks a &quot;waste of time&quot; — www.axios.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/08/oil-jumps-trump-iran-ceasefire-over" rel="noopener nofollow">Oil jumps after Trump&#39;s Iran ceasefire comments — www.axios.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/08/us-strikes-iran-targets-strait-of-hormuz-second-day" rel="noopener nofollow">U.S. strikes Iranian targets in Strait of Hormuz for 2nd straight day — www.axios.com
Right: <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/07/07/u-s-launches-powerful-strikes-iran-attacks-ships-hormuz/" rel="noopener nofollow">U.S. Launches ‘Powerful Strikes’ on Iran After Attacks on Ships in Hormuz — www.breitbart.com
Right: <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/oil-prices-recover-strait-iran" rel="noopener nofollow">Oil prices DROP to pre-Iran-conflict levels — www.theblaze.com

Source: www.marketwatch.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center · Published: Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:16:00 GMT

Oil prices settled at their highest levels in more than two weeks on Wednesday, then extended their gains in after-hours trading after the U.S. military said it launched additional strikes on Iran.