Oil hits $100 a barrel for first time since July after US strikes

De wereldwijde olieprijzen bereikten woensdag meer dan honderd dollar per vat.

Global oil prices reached over one hundred dollars per barrel on Wednesday.

Deze plotselinge stijging volgde op militaire aanvallen door de Verenigde Staten.

This sudden increase followed military strikes by the United States.

De Amerikaanse strijdkrachten vielen vijf Iraanse tankers in de Golf van Oman aan.

The American forces targeted five Iranian tankers in the Gulf of Oman.

Brentolie staat nu op de hoogste prijs sinds de maand juli.

Brent crude is now at its highest price since the month of July.

Teheran reageerde door raketten af te vuren op een militaire basis in Jordanië.

Tehran reacted by firing missiles at a military base in Jordan.

De meeste van deze raketten werden onderschept door verdedigingssystemen in de lucht.

Most of these missiles were intercepted by defensive systems in the sky.

Het conflict tussen de twee naties is de afgelopen week geëscaleerd.

The conflict between the two nations has escalated during the past week.

Experts waarschuwen dat de olieprijzen kunnen blijven stijgen als de spanningen groeien.

Experts warn that oil prices may continue to rise if tensions grow.

Vocabulary (Dutch)

Oil barrel

Olievat

Military strikes

Militaire aanvallen

Intercepte

Onderscheppen

Escalated

Geëscaleerd

Tensions

Spanningen

Global benchmark

Wereldwijde maatstaf

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