{
  "id": 6355173,
  "title": "Oil prices climb as Mideast war flares",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/oil-prices-climb-as-mideast-war-flares",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T00:41:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/economy/2026/09/1528691/oil-prices-climb-mideast-war-flares"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Oil prices rose in early Asia trade on Wednesday, with Brent crude at US$99.38 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate at US$94.51 per barrel. The price increase is attributed to the ongoing war in the Middle East, which threatens to disrupt supply from the crude-rich region.\n\nAccording to Iran, it struck a US military base in Jordan and plans to target oil tankers off Kuwait and Bahrain in retaliation for US strikes on its vessels.\n\nThe situation in the Middle East continues to impact oil prices, with prices nearing US$100 a barrel.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}