Oil Prices Smash $100 as the Iran War Chokes the World’s Energy Jugular
Brent crude briefly hit $119 a barrel Monday as the US-Israel war on Iran enters its second week with no end in sight. The Strait of Hormuz — the chokepoint for 20% of global oil supply — has ground to a near-complete halt, threatening $150 oil and a global inflation shock the world wasn’t ready for.