Oil nears $97 as US-Iran attacks intensify fears of prolonged supply disruption

Specialists work at a drilling rig at the Airankol oil field operated by Caspiy Neft in the Atyrau region, Kazakhstan, April 19, 2026. — ReutersOPEC+ keeps oil output policy unchanged for OctoberIran to announce restricted zone outside Strait of Hormuz.Hormuz traffic ​dips to…