Cargo vessels hit as Iran threatens to close Gulf oil chokepoint

Three commercial ships took fire in the Gulf on Wednesday as Iran launched strikes against its oil-exporting neighbours, threatening shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and plunging the global energy economy into crisis. Oil prices have surged and markets have see-sawed since the ends of last month, when the United States and Israel attacked Iran, […] The post Cargo vessels hit as Iran threatens to close Gulf oil chokepoint appeared first on Digital Journal.