There's renewed tension in the US and Iran

ON 8 JULY, THE PRICE OF WTI CRUDE OIL FUTURES ROSE BY 7.49 PER CENT TO USD 75.717/BARREL; THE PRICE OF BRENT CRUDE OIL FUTURES INCREASED BY 7.88 PER CENT TO USD 80.006/BARREL. THE DOMESTIC SC CRUDE OIL FUTURES CONTRACT INCREASED BY 7.00 PER CENT TO $487 PER BARREL. IN THE NEWS, UNITED STATES PRESIDENT TRUMP8 STATED IN ANKARA THAT THE UNITED STATES MIGHT ATTACK IRAN ' S CIVILIAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRY TO CONTROL HALK ISLAND. UNITED STATES SOURCES INDICATE THAT THE PASSAGE OF TANKERS IN THE STRAITS OF HORMUZ HAS “BASICALLY CEASED” AT A TIME WHEN THE PROSPECTS FOR A 60-DAY CEASEFIRE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND IRAN ARE UNCERTAIN。