Oil Prices Rise Amid Escalating Tensions Between US-Iran and Israel-Lebanon

Oil prices rose over 2% as tensions escalated between the U.S. and Iran, with both sides exchanging strikes, while Israeli forces advanced into Lebanon in conflict with Hezbollah. The renewed hostilities reduced hopes for an extended ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran.

By By Colleen Howe and Sam Li Mon, June 1, 2026 at 7:40 AM GMT+3 3 min read · Yahoo Finance ·

Oil Prices Rise Amid Escalating Tensions Between US-Iran and Israel-Lebanon

Topics: energy markets Israel-Lebanon conflict oil U.S.-Iran tensions

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