Oil extended gains in Asian trading as U.S.-Iran tensions escalated for a second straight day, with CENTCOM reporting fresh strikes on Iranian military sites and Tehran claiming attacks on U.S. facilities in Jordan. The escalation raises supply-disruption risk and supports crude prices, making this a market-wide geopolitical shock with potential spillover into energy and defense assets.
Oil extended gains in Asian trading as U.S.-Iran tensions escalated for a second straight day, with CENTCOM reporting fresh strikes on Iranian military sites and Tehran claiming attacks on U.S. facilities in Jordan. The escalation raises supply-disruption risk and supports crude prices, making this a market-wide geopolitical shock with potential spillover into energy and defense assets.
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