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Red Sea blockade fears push Brent above $96 as Houthi targets Saudi tankers

Source: Reuters · 2026-07-23
Summary

Oil prices rose for a fifth day on July 23 as the Houthis opened a new front targeting Saudi oil vessels in the Bab el-Mandeb strait and Iran's Revolutionary Guards threatened the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude climbed 2.6% to $96.49, the highest since June 8, raising fresh supply-chain risks for tanker and container routing.

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