According to Al Jazeera, international oil prices rose by more than $2 a barrel during the session as investors assessed the prospect of a war involving Iran and supply concerns triggered by reports of an oil tanker attack. Citing the 16:43 GMT timestamp in the report, Brent crude futures were up $2.30, or 2.43%, at $96.92 a barrel; U.S. WTI crude rose $2.15, or 2.44%, to $90.27 a barrel. UBS analyst Giovanni Staunovo noted that the unresolved situation in the Middle East has driven a modest recovery in oil prices. These figures represent intraday quotes from the report and are not settlement prices.