Current sectionMiddle East NewsThe Iran-backed Houthi militia said its forces attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea overnight. Oil prices have recently climbed amid daily tit-for-tat strikes in the Gulf between Iran and the United States around the Strait of HormuzShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeTheMarkerand The Associated Press08:13 PM • July 23 2026 IDTBrent crude, the ןnternational oil benchmark, broke above $100 a barrel for the first time since May 26 after the Yemen-based Houthi movement said its forces attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea overnight into Thursday. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Saudi ArabiaMiddle East oilHouthi movementStrait of HormuzCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesU.S.-Saudi DealIranGazaPalestinian AuthorityLindsey GrahamIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIn Two-month First, Oil Tops $100 a Barrel After Houthis Strike TankersKozo Okamoto, Who Killed 24 in 1972 Airport Attack in Israel, Dies at 78U.K.'s Hackney Aims to End Twinship With Israel's Haifa Over 'Ongoing Conflict'Police Chief Vows to Protect Media Outlets After Haaretz, Channel 12 AttackedIsrael's Far Right Is Repeating the Sin That Brought Down the TempleRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World CupDemocrats Rejected U.S. Aid to Israel, and AIPAC Couldn't Stop Them'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli Election