Oil spikes as Iran-Israel clash widens, with leadership strikes and Baghdad embassy under fire
TL;DR
Oil prices surged as Iran escalated attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure and warned Hormuz could not return to prior security; Israel announced killings of senior Iranian leaders and conducted strikes, while the US embassy in Baghdad faced incoming threats protected by a high-rate defense system amid ongoing regional hostilities, with travel disruptions and market volatilityEchoing across Asia and the Gulf.
- Live updates: Iran war; US embassy in Baghdad targeted again as Iran keeps up oil field strikes CNN
- Israel says it killed two top Iranian commanders in targeted strike NPR
- Iran renews attacks on US Gulf allies, Trump says that was not expected Reuters
- What to Know About Ali Larijani, Iran’s Top Security Official The New York Times
- Iran issues Larijani 'statement' -- a handwritten note for sailors' funeral that does not disprove his death The Times of Israel
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