AFP :
World oil prices soared more than 4% on Friday after the US killed a top Iranian general, fanning fresh fears of a conflict in the crude-rich Middle East, with Tehran warning of retaliation.
The head of Iran’s Quds Force, Qasem Soleimani, was hit in an attack on Baghdad’s international airport early Friday, according to Hashed al-Shaabi, a powerful Iraqi paramilitary force linked to Tehran.
Later, US President Donald Trump tweeted a picture of the American flag, and the Pentagon said he had ordered Soleimani’s killing.
In late morning London deals, Brent surged 4.5 % to $69.23 per barrel and WTI jumped 4.1% to $63.71, as traders fretted over the dramatic escalation in tensions.
World oil prices soared more than 4% on Friday after the US killed a top Iranian general, fanning fresh fears of a conflict in the crude-rich Middle East, with Tehran warning of retaliation.
The head of Iran’s Quds Force, Qasem Soleimani, was hit in an attack on Baghdad’s international airport early Friday, according to Hashed al-Shaabi, a powerful Iraqi paramilitary force linked to Tehran.
Later, US President Donald Trump tweeted a picture of the American flag, and the Pentagon said he had ordered Soleimani’s killing.
In late morning London deals, Brent surged 4.5 % to $69.23 per barrel and WTI jumped 4.1% to $63.71, as traders fretted over the dramatic escalation in tensions.
