Oil Price Today (September 9): Crude oil at $99 as Iran attacks US base in Jordan. Can liquid gold hit $120?

Oil markets reacted sharply on Wednesday as Iran renewed its assaults on U.S. military installations. Strikes by the Revolutionary Guards on American destroyers and a Jordanian base marked a direct counter to U.S. attacks on their oil tankers. Analysts caution that should shipping turmoil escalate, oil prices might spike to $120 per barrel, intensifying fears over crude supply stability worldwide.