Brent Breaks $96 as U.S. Strikes Iran for 12th Consecutive Night
The latest oil price rally showed no sign of stopping in early Asian trading on Thursday, with both benchmarks climbing to their highest levels in more than six weeks as the U.S. and Iran continued to exchange strikes. At the time of writing, WTI crude was trading at $88.05 per barrel, up 1.41% on t
Source: OilPrice.com
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DW NOTE
The headline claims twelve consecutive nights of U.S. strikes on Iran. The standing context shows a ceasefire agreed on June 29. Either the ceasefire collapsed and the briefing hasn't caught up, or the headline is flatly wrong. Brent is shown at $96.21 in the story but $84.39 in this morning's verified briefing — a $12 discrepancy that cannot be reconciled without knowing which timestamp is correct. Without clarity on whether strikes resumed or the price data is stale, the story is unverifiable noise.