Iranian Oil Tanker Attacked as Middle East Tensions Remain High
- Oil prices extend gains, rising as much as 2.6% in London
- NITC withdraws claim that missiles came from Saudi Arabia
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Iran said missiles struck one of its tankers in the Red Sea, the latest in a series of attacks on oil infrastructure in the region that have roiled energy markets.
The Islamic Republic’s tanker company initially said the attacks probably came from Saudi Arabia, but later withdrew the claim. The incident, which caused a spill and a jump of as much as 2.6% in crude prices, comes weeks after a devastating attack on major Saudi oil facilities that Riyadh blamed on Tehran.