{"id":2314,"date":"2026-07-24T03:10:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T03:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/07\/24\/middle-east-live-us-launches-new-strikes-on-iran-as-oil-prices-skyrocket\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T03:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T03:10:21","slug":"middle-east-live-us-launches-new-strikes-on-iran-as-oil-prices-skyrocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=2314","title":{"rendered":"Middle East live: US launches new strikes on Iran as oil prices skyrocket"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"t-content t-content--article t-content--liveblog\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__above-main\">\n<div class=\"a-status-tag a-status-tag--breaking\">Live<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">Middle East live: US launches new strikes on Iran as oil prices skyrocket<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__metadata\">\n<div class=\"t-content__dates\">\n<p class=\"m-pub-dates\"><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-07-24T02:37:17+00:00\">24\/07\/2026 &#8211; 04:37<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a-share-button\" data-root-share>\n<p>                        <span class=\"a-master-button__label\">Share<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__authors\">\n<div class=\"m-from-author\">\n                    <span class=\"m-from-author__by-label\"><br \/>\n                By:<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-author\">\n<div class=\"m-author__name\">\n                                                    <a href=\"\/en\/author\/france-24\/\" title=\"FRANCE 24\" class=\"m-author__name__title\"><br \/>\n                                FRANCE 24<br \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main-media\">\n<figure class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9 m-item-image--has-caption\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/28a9aede-8703-11f1-a60d-005056a90284\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/000-C2Y62NR.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/28a9aede-8703-11f1-a60d-005056a90284\/w:388\/p:16x9\/000-C2Y62NR.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/28a9aede-8703-11f1-a60d-005056a90284\/w:720\/p:16x9\/000-C2Y62NR.jpg 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/28a9aede-8703-11f1-a60d-005056a90284\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/000-C2Y62NR.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1012px\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"The US military launches attacks on Iranian targets.\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                The US military launched attacks on Iranian targets on July 22, 2026.        \u00a9 Centcom via AFP    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main\" data-article-content>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                The United States launched a new series of strikes in Iran on Friday, while Iran-backed Houthi rebels opened a second front in the conflict, attacking Saudi tankers in the Red Sea and sending oil prices skyrocketing. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.            <\/p>\n<div class=\"t-content__body u-clearfix\">\n<div id=\"em-WBMZ570663-F24-EN-20260724\" class=\"m-em-liveblog\" data-liveblog>\n<div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-24T02:23:14+00:00\">24\/07\/2026 &#8211; 04:23<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Oil heads for weekly gains as Red Sea attacks fuel supply fears<\/h2>\n<p>Oil headed for weekly gains on Friday as Houthi attacks on tankers in the Red Sea raised fears over the disruption of a second major shipping chokepoint, while Kazakhstan temporarily cut output after its main export route was forced to shut.<\/p>\n<p>Brent futures eased 72 cents, or 0.72%, to $99.97 a barrel as of 0126 GMT, but remained on course for a 13.5% gain this week. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures fell 70 cents, or 0.76%, to $91.49 a barrel, on track for a 10.9% weekly rise.<\/p>\n<p>Brent settled up 7% and WTI rose 6.2% on Thursday, the first time since May that Brent closed above $100 a barrel after Iran-backed Houthis said they had struck two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-24T02:22:06+00:00\">24\/07\/2026 &#8211; 04:22<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>US military completes 13th consecutive night of strikes on Iran<\/h2>\n<p>The US military said late on Thursday it had completed its latest round of strikes on Iran, marking a 13th consecutive night of American attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The latest wave of strikes lasted more than two hours, according to US Central Command.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-07-24T02:21:32+00:00\">24\/07\/2026 &#8211; 04:21<\/time>                        <\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the France 24 liveblog covering events in the Middle East. You can catch up on yesterday&#8217;s developments <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260723-middle-east-live-houthi-rebels-claim-attacks-on-saudi-tankers-in-the-red-sea\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260723-middle-east-live-houthi-rebels-claim-attacks-on-saudi-tankers-in-the-red-sea\" target=\"_self\">Yesterday&#8217;s key developments:<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>\u2022 US President\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_self\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0said the United States would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260723-trump-threatens-iran-and-houthi-rebels-with-major-military-punishment\" target=\"_self\">hold Iran responsible<\/a> for attacks on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/saudi-arabia\/\" target=\"_self\">Saudi<\/a> oil tankers in the Red Sea by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/houthi-rebels\/\" target=\"_self\">Houthi rebels<\/a>, which sent oil prices soaring.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0The US House narrowly passed a resolution to halt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/us-military\/\" target=\"_self\">US military<\/a> action in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_self\">Iran<\/a>, sending a warning to President Trump for the second time as the future of the conflict remains uncertain and has already cost the US <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/the-iran-war-has-cost-the-us-37-5-billion-dollars-says-defense-secretary-pete-hesgseth\" target=\"_self\">$37.5 billion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Trump set a new condition to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/us-and-saudi-arabia-reach-a-multi-billion-dollar-civilian-nuclear-deal\" target=\"_self\">US-Saudi nuclear deal<\/a> signed the previous day by insisting the agreement was &#8220;totally subject to&#8221; the Gulf kingdom joining the Abraham Accords and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260723-trump-stuns-saudis-by-pinning-nuclear-deal-to-israel-ties\" target=\"_self\">normalising relations<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_self\">Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__below-main\">\n<div class=\"t-content__tags\">\n<div class=\"m-section-title m-section-title--small\">Keywords for this article<\/div>\n<ul class=\"m-tags-list\">\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Iran\">    Iran<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Strait of Hormuz\">    Strait of Hormuz<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/us-military\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"US military\">    US military<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/oil\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Oil and gas industry\">    Oil and gas industry<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/houthi-rebels\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Houthi rebels\">    Houthi rebels<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Live Middle East live: US launches new strikes on Iran as oil prices skyrocket Middle&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":2315,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-east"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2314\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}