Brent crude increase follows Tehran threatening retaliatory attacks on Gulf refineries and datacentres Business live – latest updates Oil has hit its highest level in more than five months as fears of fresh escalation in the Middle East conflict grip the energy markets. Brent crude, the internat...

Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/23/oil-five-month-high-fears-us-renews-strikes-iran)

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