Oil rises above $100 as attacks on ships hit new high, amid reports Trump is discussing launching strikes before the US midterms
A tanker sailing off the north coast of Qatar has been attacked, causing an unknown number of casualties, a British maritime security agency said. The attack came as Iran declared it would close a route in the strait of Hormuz being used to circumvent Tehran’s blockade of traffic.
The vessel was in the Gulf, about 500km (300 miles) west of the strait of Hormuz, when it reported being struck “by multiple projectiles”, the UK Maritime Trade Operations said on Wednesday. The UK authority did not specify the origin of the ship.
Wednesday’s attack comes as strikes on tankers sailing through the strait of Hormuz hit their highest weekly level since the Iran war began, according to maritime security firms, as oil prices to climbed above $100 per barrel.
If you’re Kuwait, yes. Gulf States have been facing economic ruin and have been operating shadow fleets to sneak oil through the strait. The YouTube channel “What’s going on with shipping?” has been reporting on it.
That’s really interesting, the kind of information you would expect the mainstream media to report, but always fail to do.
It has unfortunately been politicized in the discussion about whether the US was right to declare war on Iran or not.