BEIJING, July 9 : Oil prices rose on Thursday after the U.S. launched fresh strikes against Iran, denting hopes for an end to the Iran war and for the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for one-fifth of pre-war global oil supplies.Brent crude futures rose 78 cents, or 1 per cent to $78.8 a b

BEIJING, July 9 : Oil prices rose on Thursday after the U.S. launched fresh strikes against Iran, denting hopes for an end to the Iran war and for the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for one-fifth of pre-war global oil supplies.Brent crude futures rose 78 cents, or 1 per cent to $78.8 a b

July 7 (UPI) -- U.S. Central Command said Tuesday evening that it launched "a series of powerful strikes" against Iran in response to Iranian attacks on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

July 7 (UPI) -- U.S. Central Command said Tuesday evening that it launched "a series of powerful strikes" against Iran in response to Iranian attacks on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

July 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. military said late Tuesday that it struck dozens of targets in Iran in response to Iran attacking three ships in the Strait of Hormuz.