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August 31, 2026
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Oil prices surge after US attack on Iran's Larak island
Brent crude futures climbed 2.85 per cent, to $90.61 (Sh11,727) a barrel...
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Oil prices saw a significant increase, trading over 2 percent higher, following US strikes on Iran's Larak island and subsequent retaliation from Tehran.
- Brent crude futures climbed 2.85 percent to $90.61 a barrel.
- US forces struck two launchers on Iran's Larak island, with Iran reportedly retaliating by attacking two US air bases in Jordan.
- The conflict, now in its sixth month, has led to a drop in commodity vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, with a tanker being struck by a projectile over the weekend.
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