Oil prices on Tuesday extended their increase from morning action after the U. S. military said it struck Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz in response to Tehran’s overnight attacks on ships transiting the vital waterway.
Source: [MarketWatch](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/global-oil-prices-extend-move-over-90-after-report-of-two-tankers-struck-in-hormuz-0effd708?mod=mw_rss_topstories)