Crude oil futures traded higher on Tuesday morning after Iran threatened to attack energy assets in West Asia following recent US attacks on Iranian assets.

Brent crude futures climbed 52 cents, or 0.54%, to $96.80 a barrel by 2354 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $92.14 a barrel, up 66 cents, or 0.72%.

Crude oil futures traded higher on Monday morning as the US and Iran attacked each other’s ships over the weekend.