US-Iran Tanker Attacks Escalate, Sending Oil Higher | The Pulse 9/7/2026

Posted on 09/07/2026
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Iran and the US carried out what appeared to be their largest tit-for-tat tanker strikes yet over the weekend, pushing oil prices higher as both nations continue to escalate a six-month war that has disrupted shipping and stoked global inflation.

The far-right Alternative for Germany scored its best-ever result in a state election on Sunday amid growing public discontent with the political establishment, delivering a powerful blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

Meanwhile Jordan Bardella, head of the far-right National Rally party, set out his red lines for the battle over narrowing France’s yawning budget deficit ahead of the 2027 presidential campaign. In an exclusive interview with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua, Bardella vowed to fight any tax hike on households and business.

Today's guests: Alain Bokobza, Societe Generale Global Asset Allocation Head; Paula Diehl, Kiel University Professor of Politics; Evangelos Mytilineos, Metlen Energy & Metals Chairman



Chapters:

00:00:00 - The Pulse with Francine Lacqua

00:00:24 - Iran & US trade tanker attackes

00:02:53 - Alain Bokobza, Societe Generale Global Asset Allocation Head

00:10:11 - AfD's historic election victory in Saxony-Anhalt

00:14:07 - Jordan Bardella on French budget & Ukraine aid

00:16:16 - Paula Diehl, Kiel University Professor of Politics

00:24:03 - Monday headlines

00:24:31 - UK Chancellor Healey to give first major speech today

00:36:50 - Evangelos Mytilineos, Metlen Energy & Metals Chairman

00:40:48 - UK Chancellor John Healey gives speech on growth

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