Trump center stage at RNC in midterms gamble – US politics live
by Christopher Hippensteel (now) and Tom Ambrose (ear from World news | The Guardian on (#788ZA)
President to give speeches on both days of unprecedented gathering
As the US and Iran again trade fire in the Middle East, the global benchmark for oil prices has surged back past $100 a barrel.
The increase in Brent crude, which now stands at $100.6, comes as the US and Iran step up their attacks on oil tanker ships in and around the Persian Gulf. American authorities said they took out five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday in retaliation for attacks on a US naval vessel. Iran, in turn, launched a missile barrage targeting a US base in Jordan as well as several oil tankers.
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