Oil Prices Jump as Middle East Tensions Build

2026-06-01 18:38 • ;Rebecca F. Elliott and Joe Rennison
Some analysts said the main international oil price, which was up 6 percent on Monday, could climb much higher in the coming weeks if the Strait of Hormuz doesn’t reopen.
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