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Oil prices move higher after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis claim Saudi tanker strike
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Crude oil prices rose Wednesday following a claim by Yemen's Houthis that they struck a Saudi Arabian oil tanker in the Red Sea.
Original reporting: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/05/oil-prices-iran-war-houthis-saudi-tanker.html
