U.S. Oil prices continued to climb towards the $100 mark in early Asian trading on Wednesday after the U.S. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• U.S. military says it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers; Tehran hits back at American targets in JordanS1

• Oil prices continued to climb towards the $100 mark in early Asian trading on Wednesday after the U.S. destroyed five more Iranian crude tankers and Iran targeted U.S. forces in Jordan. These attacks are just the latest phase of a major escalation that began o...S2

• US Destroys Five Iranian Oil Tankers After Missile Attacks On Warships, Tehran Retaliates With Strike On Jordan BaseS3

• US military says it destroyed five more Iranian oil tankers after missile attacks on a Navy warship. Iran struck a US military base in Jordan with missiles in retaliation, the Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday. Jordan's army said it shot down 18 missiles...S4

• US destroys five Iranian oil tankers as Tehran fires missiles towards JordanS5