Event Brief
Oil prices breach $100 as Iran-US tanker attacks hit
By The BriefBrief · Sources (17)
Filed: Sep 10, 2026 at 1:06 AM ET
Summary: Brent crude futures breached $100 a barrel on Wednesday and settled at their highest close since late May after Iran and the US struck tankers in the biggest wave of attacks on shipping since the war began. Front-month Brent settled up $3.29, or 3.4%, at $101.21 a barrel.
WHO: Iran and the US
WHAT: Brent crude futures settled above $100 a barrel after attacks on tankers.
WHEN: Sep 09, 2026
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: The price move followed Iran and the US striking tankers in a major wave of attacks on shipping.
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