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Oil jumps more than 2% to its highest level in 6 months as tensions over Iran mount

Strait of Hormuz, Iran ·

Prices rose more than 2 percent, reaching their highest since late April, as fears grew of a wider conflict between the United States and Iran. The rise followed an explosive attack on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and Houthi attacks on Saudi oil facilities, while output and exports continued to climb.

The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, and a main route for oil exports from Gulf producers.

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