Oil Prices Surge as Israel and Iran Target Each Other’s Energy Infrastructure

Brent crude futures opened more than 4% higher on Sunday evening, trading above $77 per barrel, as tensions between Iran and Israel erupted into open military conflict targeting critical energy infrastructure. The spike follows an 8% jump on Friday, marking one of the sharpest two-day increases in oil prices in recent years. Over the weekend, Israel launched a wave of coordinated airstrikes on Iran, hitting key energy facilities in and around Tehran. The Shahran fuel depot in northern Tehran, a vital distribution point supplying around 8 million…