Jul 30, 2026 – 8.10amLondon | Global oil prices surged off an expletive-riddled vow of retaliation from US President Donald Trump against Iran, with the war at risk of widening further after two natural gas assets were attacked in an Egyptian port.Trump reacted angrily after the regime’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched surprise missile strikes against US forces in Jordan early on Wednesday. The five ballistic missiles were intercepted, the US and Jordanian military claimed.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles