Oil tankers burn near Iraq as Iranian strikes defy Trump’s claim to have ‘won’ the war
DUBAI/TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) – Iran set ablaze two tankers in Iraqi waters as it stepped up attacks on oil and transport facilities across the Middle East, warning the world should be ready for oil at $200 a barrel in defiance of President Donald Trump’s claim that the U.S. had already won the war. Unleashed with joint U.S. and Israeli air strikes on Iran almost two weeks ago, the war has so far killed around 2,000 people and thrown global energy markets and transport into chaos. The conflict has spread across the Middle East and prompted plans for a