SINGAPORE, March 23 (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran threatened to attack energy facilities in the Middle East, escalating the war.
Brent crude futures rose $1.01, or 0.90%, to $113.20 a barrel by 2204 GMT after settling at the highest since July 2022 on Friday.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate was at $98.85 a barrel, up 62 cents, or 0.63%, extending a 2.27% gain in the previous session.
(Reporting by Florence Tan; Editing by Chris Reese)
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