Washington, London | US President Joe Biden triggered a powerful surge in global oil markets on Thursday (Friday AEST) after suggesting that Iran’s oilfields might be the target of any Israeli retaliatory attack.
The price of West Texas Intermediate jumped more than 5 per cent, nearing $US74 a barrel, after President Biden said Israel and the US were “discussing” a strike on Iranian oil facilities.
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