Thick black smoke billowed into the sky, making day seem more like night. Toxic rain mixed with oil fell from the air, while a central boulevard was lined by a wall of flame. In the Iranian capital, authorities said Israeli strikes hit a number of oil and gas facilities in and around the city. In one video geolocated by NBC News, roiling orange flames and belching smoke could be seen rising from the Aghdasieh fuel depot in the city’s northern Tajrish district. 👇🏻⬇️more in the 1rst comments ⬇️👇🏻

f Hormuz and attacking oil facilities across the Middle East in a deadly retaliation campaign that is hitting global supplies of oil and gas.

Arab officials have told NBC News that Iran’s strategy is to drive up oil prices in the hope that will create pressure for a ceasefire.

On Sunday, the price of oil surged past $100 for the first time since July 2022, itself a spike from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine months earlier.

U.S. crude oil futures rose more than 25%, at one point reaching nearly $115 per barrel, while Brent, the international benchmark, jumped more than 20%, to $110 per barrel.

In early trading Monday morning, both indexes had fallen back slightly.

But Mohammad Qalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian Parliament, warned that prices may stay above $100 “for a long time” to come.
U.S. And Israel Wage War Against Iran
Smoke rises over oil depot tanks in northwest Tehran. Kaveh Kazemi / Getty Images