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Chevron and Exxon Mobil Rise 3% as U.S. Strikes on Iran Push WTI Crude Oil to $86

Brent and West Texas Intermediate crude climbed after renewed U.S.-Iran strikes and reports of attacks on shipping raised supply disruption fears.

  • On Sunday, United States forces struck two launchers on Iran's Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first known American strikes on the country since late July.
  • Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains constrained as the US-Iran conflict extends into its sixth month, with visible commodity vessel transits falling to five a day.
  • Chevron and Exxon Mobil stock climbed 3% each on Monday, while Brent crude futures rose 3.58% to $91.25 a barrel as the geopolitical risk premium boosted energy valuations.
  • President Donald Trump claimed Iran's Kharg Island was "blown to smithereens" despite lacking evidence, while Iranian media reported the Revolutionary Guards attacked two United States air bases in Jordan on Monday.
  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States will likely impose new secondary sanctions on Iran weekly, as mediators struggle to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid stalled negotiations.
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(New York = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Yeon-sook = International oil prices surged on the 31st (local time) as the United States and Iran resumed armed conflict for the first time in about a month.

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El Economista broke the news in Mexico City, Mexico on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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