TOKYO, July 8 : U.S. oil prices jumped nearly 3 per cent in early trade on Wednesday, extending the previous session's gains, after the U.S. military launched a series of strikes against Iran, heightening concerns that a fragile truce was faltering.The strikes against Iran were in response to Iranian attacks

TOKYO, July 8 : U.S. oil prices jumped nearly 3 per cent in early trade on Wednesday, extending the previous session's gains, after the U.S. military launched a series of strikes against Iran, heightening concerns that a fragile truce was faltering.The strikes against Iran were in response to Iranian attacks

The strikes against Iran were in response to its attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz, said the US military.