{"id":71256,"date":"2026-09-01T15:08:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T19:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/iran-launches-decisive-operation-against-u-s-bases-oil-prices-surge-past-94\/71256\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T15:08:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T19:08:17","slug":"iran-launches-decisive-operation-against-u-s-bases-oil-prices-surge-past-94","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/iran-launches-decisive-operation-against-u-s-bases-oil-prices-surge-past-94\/71256\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Launches &#8220;Decisive Operation&#8221; Against U.S. Bases; Oil Prices Surge Past $94"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Iran\u2019s Armed Forces launched a &quot;decisive operation&quot;<\/strong> using missiles and drones against U.S. bases and interests in the Middle East on September 1, 2026.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Global <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/energy\/crude-oil\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"12\" title=\"Crude oil\">oil prices<\/a> spiked over 4%<\/strong>, with <strong>Brent crude<\/strong> hitting <strong>$94.45 per barrel<\/strong> and <strong>WTI<\/strong> rising to <strong>$90.11<\/strong> as hostilities reignited after a month-long lull.<\/li>\n<li><strong>U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)<\/strong> confirmed retaliatory strikes on <strong>Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)<\/strong> targets in southern Iran, including <strong>Bandar Abbas<\/strong> and <strong>Qeshm Island<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Two supertankers carrying Saudi and South Korean oil<\/strong> were struck by projectiles in the <strong>Strait of Hormuz<\/strong>, further destabilizing the world\u2019s most critical energy transit point.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Iranian military, via the semi-official <strong>Tasnim News Agency<\/strong>, announced on Tuesday that it had begun a large-scale operation targeting American military installations in the region. The strikes are a direct response to what Tehran described as &quot;enemy&quot; aggression, following a series of U.S. air strikes on Iranian mainland targets earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<p>The escalation has shattered a fragile month-long ceasefire in a conflict that has now spanned seven months. <strong>U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)<\/strong> stated its forces began striking <strong>IRGC<\/strong> positions at <strong>12:00 p.m. ET<\/strong> on September 1, targeting infrastructure used to launch sea mines and missiles. These U.S. actions were themselves a response to an Iranian missile barrage on U.S. bases in <strong>Jordan<\/strong> over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Financial markets reacted sharply to the return of kinetic warfare in the Persian Gulf. <strong>Brent crude (<a href=\"\/stock\/BRENT\">BRENT<\/a>)<\/strong> futures jumped <strong>4.4%<\/strong> to settle near <strong>$94.45<\/strong>, while <strong>U.S. West Texas Intermediate (<a href=\"\/stock\/WTI\">WTI<\/a>)<\/strong> rose <strong>5%<\/strong> to <strong>$90.11<\/strong>. Investors are increasingly concerned that the <strong>Strait of Hormuz<\/strong>, which handles approximately <strong>20% of global oil consumption<\/strong>, may face a prolonged or total closure.<\/p>\n<p>On the ground, explosions were reported in the strategic port cities of <strong>Bandar Abbas<\/strong>, <strong>Chabahar<\/strong>, and across <strong>Qeshm Island<\/strong>. President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> confirmed the &quot;large and powerful&quot; nature of the U.S. strikes on social media, warning that any further Iranian retaliation would be met with hits at a &quot;much harder and higher level.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The maritime threat reached a new peak on Monday night when the <strong>Sidr<\/strong>, a Saudi-operated supertanker, and the <strong>Senegal Prosperity<\/strong>, a South Korean-owned vessel, were both hit by projectiles while exiting the Strait. While no group has officially claimed responsibility for these specific tanker hits, the <strong>IRGC<\/strong> has previously vowed to prevent oil exports from the Gulf if its own interests are targeted.<\/p>\n<p><em>Market analysts suggest that the current volatility is driven by fears of a full-scale regional war.<\/em> Beyond energy, the conflict is impacting broader financial assets; the <strong>U.S. 10-year Treasury yield<\/strong> rose to <strong>4.79%<\/strong> as investors weighed the inflationary impact of sustained high energy costs. Despite the rhetoric, some diplomatic channels remain open, with Iranian President <strong>Masoud Pezeshkian<\/strong> suggesting at the <strong>Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)<\/strong> summit that Tehran would reciprocate if the U.S. returned to previous interim agreements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways Iran\u2019s Armed Forces launched a &quot;decisive operation&quot; using missiles and drones against U.S. bases and interests in the 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