WTI trades around $91.15 on Monday — its highest since July 24 — as Middle East supply risks stay elevated after weekend US–Iran attacks. Hormuz is not reopened; OPEC+ held October policy.
West Texas Intermediate trades around $91.15 per barrel on Monday — its highest level since July 24 — as weekend US–Iran attacks add to Middle East supply concerns.
CENTCOM said it struck three Iranian vessels (near Kharg, near Jask, and an empty tanker in the Gulf of Oman) after Iranian missile attacks on US Navy ships — that weekend tanker thread sits on a separate tanker note.
Al Jazeera reported Iran’s Mohsen Rezaei saying Tehran will declare a restricted zone near the Strait of Hormuz and announce a new shipping route agreed with Oman in the coming days — attributed Iranian claims on that page. Hormuz is not reopened.
The Financial Times Monday Aramco Jizan hit is covered separately at Aramco Jizan. OPEC+ kept October policy unchanged on Sunday.
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CENTCOM struck three IRGC crude carriers on 5 September after ballistic missiles toward two US Navy ships. Adm. Brad Cooper set the cost message. Reuters stamps Tehran’s counterclaim on Hormuz routes. Iran’s Rezaei flagged a new restricted maritime zone — attributed claims only.
WTI hovers around $90.00 in Asian hours Monday on weekend US–Iran escalation. A separate Sunday OPEC+ October-hold page quotes WTI at $92.57.
Saudi Aramco’s Jizan oil facilities were hit on Monday, the Financial Times reported citing sources. WTI surged back above $90 to about $90.40 (+1.27%). Hormuz is not reopened.