Brent touches $109 as Strait of Hormuz ship traffic falls to single digits amid attack on vessels

Oil prices rose past $100 (£74) a barrel on Wednesday after further strikes in the US and Iran conflict and continuing Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia.

Capture of Mokha, overlooking Bab Al Mandeb strait, has rattled oil markets, analysts say

Oil prices are inching closer to the $100 mark as shipping routes come under rising attack. The Houthi grip on Yemen's Mocha port poses risks to Red Sea transport, while tankers…