Oil jumps as U.S. 'powerful strikes' against Iran risk stoke Mideast tensions

According to CNBC US Top News, oil prices climbed on Wednesday after the United States launched fresh strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, stoking fears of wider Middle East tensions.

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