Oil Prices Surge as Iran-US Conflict Escalates

0:00On March 12, here's the latest in global news. Oil prices surged past $100 a barrel this week, as Iran's attacks on shipping and energy sites across the Gulf intensify the ongoing. War with the United States in Israel. Iran struck a container ship near Dubai, sparked fires near Bahrain's airport, hit a Saudi oil field with drones, and forced Iraq to shut down all its. Global terminals after an assault on Bos' report, attacks also reached Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, despite a fresh United Nations resolution demanding a halt. Israel responded with widespread strikes on Tehran, and targets in Lebanon linked to Hezbollah militants, where 11 people died in early morning. Hits, sirens blared across Jerusalem as missiles from Iran rained down, sending residents to shelters. The conflict, which began with a United States and Israeli strike on Iran on February 28, has choked traffic through the strait of Hormuz. A key route for one-fifth of global oil, Brent Crew jumped 9 percent in a single day,

1:05of 38 percent since the fighting started. Casualties amounted with at least 634 dead in Lebanon, and over 759,000 displaced there. Iran reports more than 1,300 killed, Israel 12 deaths, and the United States seven soldiers lost amid no end in sight. This DNN story is thanks to our sponsor details in the description. Your bedtime ritual just got better. Built in sound, built in comfort, S-O-L-I-SoliPillow.com