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Oil Jumps 3% after Israel Launches Strike in Iran Oil prices jumped more than 3% on Friday after Israel carried out a strike on Iran, triggering fears of an expanding war in the Middle East. Israel carried out a limited military strike against Iran and is currently assessing the strike’s effectiveness and damage caused, a source familiar with the situation told NBC News. The operation was conducted in the early hours of Friday morning local time. Both oil benchmarks pared gains after initially jumping over 3% on news of explosions in Iran. Global benchmark Brent traded % higher at $ a barrel after topping $90 earlier, while the U.S. West Texas Intermediate rose % to $84.1 per barrel. Source: CNBC Stock Futures Fall as Israel Conducts Limited Strike against Iran Stock futures fell early Friday as conflict reignited between Israel and Iran. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 280 points, or %. S&P 500 futures fell %, and Nas
