Brent climbs past $110 to six-month high as Middle East attacks raise supply fears
Reports over four sessions describe crude rising from about $110 to above $116 after strikes on tankers and Saudi energy sites, with WTI crossing $100.
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Iran says its seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is still open to the US
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the strait could reopen within six days if the US meets Iran's conditions. Washington wants Iran's nuclear program addressed from the start.
Hormuz: Iran says the strait is closed and tankers hit mines; US military says it is open
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Iranian forces report mine strikes on tankers and a closed strait. US Central Command says 97% of ships get through. No report read independently confirms either account in full.
Two vessels carrying 24 Indian seafarers hit in Hormuz and Romania; India says all are safe
India's shipping minister said no Indian crew were hurt when a tanker was hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz and another by a drone off Romania. Neither report says who was responsible.