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Oil tops $100 a barrel as Red Sea attacks mark new escalation in Iran conflict

Lex Harvey, Aleena Fayaz, Clay Voytek, Jonny Hallam, Molly English, Elise Hammond, Oren Liebermann, John Towfighi, Adam Cancryn, Sana Noor Haq, Adrienne Vogt, Aida Karimi, Morgan Rimmer, Sophie Tanno, Aditi Sangal, Kevin Liptak, Betsy Klein, Ellis Kim, Lauren Chadwick, Nic Robertson, Mostafa Salem, Mustafa Qadri, Magdalena Vitores Moreno, Hanna Ziady, Billy Stockwell, Duarte Mendonca, Tim Lister, Nadeen Ebrahim, Alejandra Jaramillo, David Goldman, Leila Gharagozlou, Jomana Karadsheh, Karina Tsui, Anna Cooban, Isaac Yee, Kit Maher, Logan Schiciano, Pamela Avila, Brad Lendon, Michael Williams, Alisha Ebrahimji, Alaa Elassar

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Oil prices have surged past $100 a barrel following escalating tensions between Iran and the West. Iran has issued threats against UK and US military bases, including RAF Fairford, in response to ongoing conflict.

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Link Copied! Britain ready to defend RAF Fairford after Iran threatens to attack US bomber base By Jonny Hallam A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber, which is loaded with munitions, departs from RAF Fairford airbase, amid the US conflict with Iran, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, April 7. Toby Melville/Reuters The United Kingdom has said its armed forces are ready to protect the country from any attack after Iran issued ‌a warning over allowing US bombers to fly from UK bases.

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