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<\/p>\n(Bloomberg) — Oil extended gains after a report that Iran attacked \u201chostile targets\u201d in the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran seeking to bar US ships from the critical waterway in a deal with Oman.<\/p>\n
Brent rose above $84 a barrel, after surging almost 4% in the previous session, while West Texas Intermediate was near $79. The attacks took place on Thursday night local time following explosions near Qeshm Island in Hormuz, according to the semi-official Fars News Agency.<\/p>\n
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Crude has erased some of the declines from earlier in the week as optimism evaporated that a full reopening of Hormuz would see a resumption of energy flows from the Gulf. Under the proposed Iran-Oman agreement, Tehran intends to also ban Israeli ships from the strait and require compensation from hostile countries to use it.<\/p>\n
\u201cDeals to reopen the Strait of Hormuz remain elusive, with investors teetering in the balance,\u201d said Rob Haworth, senior investment strategy director at US Bank Asset Management Group. \u201cFor now, traffic remains low and the path to a durable deal remains unclear.\u201d<\/p>\n
While President Donald Trump reiterated that he thinks the war will end \u201cpretty soon\u201d and things are \u201cmoving along good\u201d on the strait, the parties in the conflict remain far apart on conditions for an accord. The US has insisted on free transit through the waterway and a return to the pre-war status quo, while Iran is pushing for a fee structure.<\/p>\n
The conflict in the Middle East appears to be widening, with Iran-backed Houthis saying they conducted a \u201clarge-scale\u201d attack against forces from Yemen\u2019s Saudi-aligned government. The militant group earlier this week said it hit a Saudi tanker in the Gulf of Aden and threatened shipping in the northern Red Sea.<\/p>\n
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