Brent crude opens week higher as US vows to keep attacking Houthis

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Brent crude opens week higher as US vows to keep attacking Houthis

, Reuters - 6:26 PM ET 3/16/2025 default

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brent crude futures opened the week higher, rising 0.6% in early Asian trade on Monday, after the United States vowed to keep attacking Yemen's Houthis until they end attacks on shipping.

The airstrikes, which the Houthi-run health ministry said killed at least 53 people, are the biggest U.S. military operation in the Middle East since President Donald Trump took office in January. One U.S. official told Reuters the campaign might continue for weeks.

The Houthi attacks on shipping have disrupted global commerce and set the U.S. military off on a costly campaign to intercept missiles and drones.

The Brent crude futures were trading 40 cents higher at $70.98 at 2208 GMT on Monday.

(Reporting by Sudarshan Varadhan; editing by Diane Craft)

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