Oil Prices Jump as U.S. and Iran Resume Strikes, and Big Tobacco Makes a Big New Bet
7/8/202610 min
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[news music] From The New York Times, it's the headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. Today's Wednesday, July 8th. Here's what we're covering. In the last 24 hours, the US and Iran have started trading attacks again, launching the first major strikes in nearly two weeks. According to the Pentagon, it began when Iran attacked three commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, including an oil tanker and a ship carrying natural gas. In response, the US military said it carried out strikes against more than 80 targets inside Iran. The US also reimposed sanctions on Iranian oil sales. Iran has not claimed responsibility for the attacks on the ships, but this morning, Iran's armed forces said they were retaliating by targeting dozens of US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait. At the center of the new flare-up is the continuing question of who controls the strait.