Brent crude futures advanced in Friday trading as global markets absorbed a fresh escalation in geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran.
The price move reflects growing investor anxiety over potential supply disruptions in the Middle East, following Tehran's explicit vow to target regional infrastructure should President Donald Trump act on previous threats to strike Iranian facilities.
The development marks a significant intensification of the standoff that began earlier in the week.
Oil prices had already spiked sharply in early Thursday trading after President Trump declared that the US military would attack Iran "VERY HARD" and seize the country's "oil infrastructure points," including its ports and terminals.
Friday's continued gains suggest that markets are now pricing in a higher probability of actual conflict or at least sustained operational risk to regional energy flows.
Tehran's response, which specifically mentions targeting regional infrastructure, raises the stakes beyond direct military confrontation.