Oil hits $100 per barrel amid Strait of Hormuz chaos

Semafor · The Independent · Euronews · first seen 09.09.2026 · updated 10.09.2026

Oil prices reached $100 for the first time since July as Middle East tensions renewed following Houthi strikes on Saudi cities.

Oil reached $100 for the first time since July.
Houthi forces struck several Saudi cities.

Sources

Semafor — Hostilities between Saudi and Houthi rebels escalate in Yemen
The Independent — Oil hits $100 for first time since July as chaos continues in Strait of Hormuz
Euronews — Saudi Arabia strikes back after Houthis hit oil sites in heaviest attack in years

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