Oil Rises As US and Iran Exchange Attacks | The Opening Trade 8/31/2026
Brent oil jumped after the US and Iran exchanged strikes for the first time in about a month.
American forces hit an island in the Strait of Hormuz and the Islamic Republic responded by launching attacks on the United Arab Emirates and Jordan.
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