Oil prices climb after attack in Strait of Hormuz halts evacuation plan

Oil prices have jumped after the United Nations maritime agency called off its planned evacuation of ships stranded around the Strait of Hormuz following an attack on a cargo vessel in the waterway. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose as much as 4 percent on Thursday after the International Maritime Organization paused its evacuation plan amid renewed violence in the strait. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4Who will control Africa’s AI infrastructure and at what cost list 2 of 4Shia pilgrims gather in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala to mark Ashura list 3 of 4France seizes…