Iran threatens wider Hormuz exclusion zone after tanker strikes

Sam Chambers · Splash 247 · 2026-09-07

The increasingly violent tanker war around the Strait of Hormuz is threatening to send oil prices sharply higher, with Goldman Sachs warning today Brent could hit $120 a barrel if attacks on shipping intensify. The warning comes after another extraordinary weekend at sea in which Iran claimed attacks on three tankers, the US destroyed or …

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