Jasem Mohamed al Budaiui

Force in Play

Condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia

Brent crude crossed $100 a barrel on September 9, the first time since July, after Iran said it attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz and the US destroyed five Iranian tankers. The tit-for-tat strikes, the biggest wave on shipping since the war began, cut tanker traffic through the strait to about half its pre-conflict level; Kpler counted only six commodity vessels crossing on Tuesday.

Updated 3 days ago