OIL PRICES SURGED AS MUCH AS 5.7% FOLLOWING U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMPโS MILITARY STRIKES ON IRANโS THREE MAJOR NUCLEAR SITESโFORDOW, NATANZ, AND ISFAHANโSHARPLY ESCALATING TENSIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THE GLOBAL BENCHMARK BRENT CRUDE TOUCHED $81.40 A BARREL BEFORE EASING, WHILE WEST TEXAS INTERMEDIATE SPIKED OVER 6%.