By Myra P. Saefong and Nora Redmond

US President Trump plays down prospect of peace talks with Tehran and threatens to blow up Iranian nuclear sites

Oil prices rose more than 1.5% to their highest in more than six weeks on Thursday, with the United States launching a new round of strikes on Iran and Yemen’s Houthis targeting…

Brent crude surged above $100 a barrel after Houthi rebels claimed attacks on Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, escalating supply concerns. Rising crude prices intensified…