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Oil prices increased on Thursday, October 22, 2026, as U.S. diplomats and their families were ordered to leave Saudi Arabia due to escalating tensions from Houthi attacks. Brent crude futures rose by $1.29 (1.2%) to $110.11 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate crude gained 97 cents (1%) to $98.12. The article highlights the impact of recent attacks in Saudi Arabia and Iran on oil markets, with at least one person killed and eight wounded in a Houthi strike on a civilian airport in Dammam and two fatalities from an attack on a Saudi oil field.

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As of October 22, 2026, oil prices rose due to escalating tensions between the United States and Saudi Arabia following attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saudi targets. The U.S. State Department ordered some diplomats and their families to leave its missions in Saudi Arabia, while also planning to withdraw family members from other regional missions. On October 21, 2026, the Houthis attacked a civilian airport in Dammam, killing one person and wounding eight others, and targeted a Saudi oil field with a drone attack that killed two people. Additionally, explosions were reported in Sirik, southern Iran, though their origin was unclear. In response to U.S. actions, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi stated that Iran is prepared to defend itself against threats from the United States. These developments have contributed to a surge in oil prices, with Brent crude futures rising $1.29 per barrel and WTI gaining 97 cents on October 22, 2026.

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Oil prices rose on Thursday (October 22, 2026) as more attacks by the Houthis in Saudi Arabia prompted the United States to order some diplomats and family members to leave its missions in the Kingdom. asserted

attacks → rise → Kingdom

Brent crude futures rose $1.29, or 1.2%, to $110.11 a barrel at 00:34 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained 97 cents, or 1%, to $98.12. asserted

crude → rise → 98.12

Brent had settled largely unchanged on Wednesday (October 21, 2026), while WTI had eased 67 cents. asserted

WTI → settle → Wednesday

The U.S. State Department plans to withdraw family members from a number of other U.S. missions in the region, U.S. officials told Reuters. asserted

officials → plan → Reuters

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis struck several targets on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) with at least one person killed and eight more wounded at a civilian airport in Dammam, and two people killed in a drone attack on a Saudi oil field. asserted

people → align → field

Explosions were also heard in Sirik in southern Iran, Iranian media reported on Wednesday (October 21, 2026), saying the nature and origin of the explosions were unknown. asserted

nature → hear → explosions

On Wednesday (October 21, 2026), Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told the Financial Times that Iran was fully prepared to defend itself and President Masoud Pezeshkian told state media the U.S. could not expect dialogue while blockading and threatening Iran. uncertain

U.S. → tell → Iran

There were at least 18 attacks on shipping over the past two weeks, Kpler data showed, while LSEG analysts warned that Iran was targeting tankers well beyond the Strait of Hormuz, reaching into the Gulf of Oman and jeopardising Gulf crude loadings and ship-to-ship transfers supporting regional loadings. asserted

Iran → be → loadings

Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in St. Petersburg on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) for talks on ending the war in Ukraine amid Washington's latest push to stop Europe's bloodiest conflict since World War Two. asserted

Putin → host → War

The Kremlin said Mr. Putin had agreed to resume U.S.-mediated peace talks with Ukraine as soon as next month. asserted

Putin → say → month

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he supported the talks and hoped they would start as soon as possible. asserted

they → say → talks

U.S. crude stocks fell by 3.06 million barrels to 412.5 million barrels last week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday (October 21, 2026), compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for an 820,000-barrel draw. asserted

Administration → fall → draw

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that → include → Iran

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