Oil prices rise after reports White House weighing Iran strikes

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Left · Published: Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:47:43 GMT

Oil prices rose amid reports Thursday that the White House is weighing new strike options on Iran, less than a month before the November elections. Brent crude, the global benchmark, increased to $104.60 per barrel with a 4.4 percent jump Thursday morning. The U.S. benchmark, West Texas Intermediate (WTI), jumped 3.91 percent and settled at...

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