Oil tops $100 as US and Iran trade tanker strikes, pushing fuel prices higher
September 9, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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9 reports · 6 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 24 hours
النفط فوق 100 دولار يضغط على الأسواق.. الأسهم تتراجع والذهب يصعد
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إيران مباشر.. ترمب يتوقع نهاية الحرب بعد الانتخابات النصفية ودوي انفجار قرب هرمز
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Bond market rebuffs US treasury’s plan to buy back $6bn in government debt
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النفط عند أعلى مستوى منذ أواخر يوليو مع تصاعد حرب إيران
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Petrol prices rise by 5p over a week as Iran war sends oil higher
(opens the publisher’s site)سنتكوم تنفي رواية الحرس الثوري بشأن "مدمرتين أميركيتين"
(opens the publisher’s site)توقف سفن تجارية بعد تعرضها لإطلاق نار قرب هرمز
(opens the publisher’s site)خام برنت يتجاوز 100 دولار للبرميل للمرة الأولى منذ يوليو
(opens the publisher’s site)Brent crude settled above $100 a barrel for the first time since July as the US and Iran exchanged attacks on oil shipping, pushing petrol prices up.
- Brent crude settled at $101.21 a barrel, up 3.36%, its first close above $100 since late July, while WTI rose 3.25% to $96.05.
- Iran said it attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz; US Central Command said its forces destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on September 8.
- UK unleaded petrol rose 5p a litre to 167.17p, the RAC reported, the biggest weekly increase since April, with diesel up 5p to 188.63p.
- RAC policy officer Rod Dennis warned there was "no sign of any relief" for drivers as wholesale prices surge.
Latest developments
- Sep 9 — CENTCOM has denied the IRGC's claim that it attacked two American destroyers, stating the claim is false and that US forces destroyed 10 Iranian tankers last week.
- Sep 9 — The UKMTO reported that several commercial ships near the Strait of Hormuz came under fire and halted, with daily transit numbers falling to seven.
- Sep 9 — President Trump has said the war with Iran will end immediately after the midterm elections, while an explosion of unclear origin was reported near the Strait of Hormuz.