Oil prices rose approximately 5 percent due to the impact of US air strikes on Iran and Iran’s retaliation targeting Gulf countries.
The barrel price of Brent oil, which rose to $79.44 yesterday, finished the day at $76.01.
The barrel price of Brent oil in the futures markets increased by approximately 4.56 percent compared to the closing date at 08.53 today, reaching 79.48 dollars.
At the same time, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil was sold at $74.78 per barrel.
The rise in prices was influenced by the USA’s air strikes against Iran yesterday morning and night, Iran’s retaliation and its threat to stop energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) stated in a statement yesterday morning on the social media platform of the US-based company
It was stated in the statement that the targeted points included missile and UAV positions, military capabilities of the naval forces, ammunition depots, communication networks and coastal surveillance facilities, and that more than 300 targets in total were hit in the operations held over three nights.
CENTCOM announced at night that Iran had launched new attacks against commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz in order to “weaken its attack capacity”.
In CENTCOM’s statement, it was emphasized that the order to carry out these attacks was given by US President Donald Trump in order to hold Iranian forces accountable.
On the other hand, Iran announced that it targeted the Gulf countries in retaliation against the US attacks and carried out attacks on Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait.
