PERTH, July 17 : Oil prices inched higher on Friday after the U.S. and Iran stepped up attacks across the Gulf, with their broken truce limiting oil flows out of the Strait of Hormuz and with Tehran asking the Houthi movement to stand ready to shut the Red Sea export route. Brent crude futures rose $1.05, or

Brent crude nears $85 a barrel amid renewed hostiles between Washington and Tehran.

SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose nearly 3 percent on Tuesday to their highest in four weeks, as the US reimposed its naval blockade of Iran while the two countries stepped up attacks…

Oil prices climbed as renewed US-Iran attacks raised concerns over Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea supplies, pushing Brent above $85 a barrel.

Increased disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has raised supply concerns