NEW DELHI: Global benchmark Brent crude topped the $100-per-barrel mark Thursday for the first time in nine weeks as the renewed conflict between US and Iran in West Asia disrupted shipments thr-ough Strait of Hormuz, while Tehran-backed Houthi rebels continued to target shipping through Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Oil prices hit a six-week high on Wednesday, with Brent crude racing past ninety-five dollars a barrel. The growing tensions between the U.S. and Iran have sparked fears of supply…

Oil prices hit a six-week high on Wednesday, with Brent crude racing past ninety-five dollars a barrel. The growing tensions between the U.S. and Iran have sparked fears of supply…

Brent crude has surged past $100 as escalating Middle East tensions threaten two critical oil chokepoints — the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb — at the same time. While…

NEW DELHI: Global benchmark Brent crude topped the $100-per-barrel mark Thursday for the first time in nine weeks as the renewed conflict between US and Iran in West Asia…