Trump's three-word threat as Iran opens up new front and oil surges to $100 per barrel
The US has escalated its air campaign with B-1 bomber strikes on Revolutionary Guard targets. The costly aircraft can haul two dozen 2,000lb bombs or dozens of cruise missiles.Analysts warn the rebels could cut off Saudi Arabia's alternative export route through the Red Sea known as the East-West Pipeline. If Iran's disruption is successful, it could tighten global supplies at a time when stockpiles are already running low.The squeeze is expected to reach household budgets within weeks due to higher crude prices pushing up the cost of gas, flights and everyday goods.
- ▪The US has escalated its air campaign with B-1 bomber strikes on Revolutionary Guard targets.
- ▪The costly aircraft can haul two dozen 2,000lb bombs or dozens of cruise missiles.Analysts warn the rebels could cut off Saudi Arabia's alternative export route through the Red Sea known as the East-West Pipeline.
- ▪If Iran's disruption is successful, it could tighten global supplies at a time when stockpiles are already running low.The squeeze is expected to reach household budgets within weeks due to higher crude prices pushing up the cost of gas, fl
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Iran-backed Houthi rebels have bombed ships in the Red Sea, opening up a terrifying new front in Donald Trump's war and sending oil prices rocketing above $100 per barrel for the first time in two months.Yemen's militant group claimed attacks on two Saudi tankers Wednesday night - their first strike since declaring a blockade on the kingdom's shipping earlier this week. The Houthis fired on the vessels for breaching their embargo in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which is responsible for around 7 percent of the global oil trade.It came as US forces carried out a 12th consecutive night of strikes on Iran, prompting Trump to issue a three-word threat of 'major military punishment' on both Tehran and the Houthis.
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