Oil prices move higher after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis claim Saudi tanker strike
Crude prices rebounded on Wednesday after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi miitants claimed they had struck a Saudi Arabian tanker in the Red Sea. Brent crude, the international price benchmark, was last seen trading at $80.32 a barrel, an increase of more than 1.2%, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures for September delivery rose 0.67% to $76.28….