U.N. experts say U.S. may have committed war crimes with 2 Iran strikes

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright stated that the damaged Saudi oil pipeline should be operational again soon. The cost of a barrel of Brent crude oil fell to around $103.50, down from previous levels, amid the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict and escalating fighting in Yemen. The East-West Crude Oil Pipeline in Saudi Arabia, a vital workaround for the Saudis, was forced to shut down after being hit by drones.

Saudi officials blamed the strikes on Iranian proxy groups. Three pumping stations were damaged, with one being more significant than the others. Wright reported that 18 million barrels of oil and oil products passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, protected by U.S. military. The seven-day running average of oil transit through the strait is approximately 11 million barrels a day.

President Trump is set to meet with Persian Gulf leaders during the U.N. General Assembly to discuss post-war strategies. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is also expected to meet with Trump, although nothing is scheduled yet. Human rights experts from the U.N. have found reasonable grounds to believe that the U.S. committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including a school attack in Minab that killed at least 178 civilians.