Iran live updates: Oil prices rise after strikes in Saudi Arabia, Strait of Hormuz

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said Monday that "it cannot be claimed there are nuclear facilities," at Pickaxe Mountain, adding that any claim to the contrary had "no basis whatsoever."

President Donald Trump said last week that "somebody said there was a little movement at the site," warning Iran "not to get cute because we will have to hit them very hard."

Pickaxe Mountain sits around a mile south of the Natanz Nuclear Facility, which long served as Iran's primary uranium enrichment center. The Natanz site was among those attacked by the U.S. in June 2025 as part of Operation Midnight Hammer.

-ABC News' Victoria Beaule

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on Monday claimed to have launched a "wide-scale military operation" targeting the King Khalid Air Base in southwestern Saudi Arabia.

In a statement posted to Telegram, Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group used "dozens of ballistic missiles and drones" to attack the air base in the city of Khamis Mushait, with targets including hangars housing combat aircraft, radars, runways and ammunition depots.

The Saudi Defense Ministry did not immediately comment on the Houthi claim.

Saree said the latest Houthi strikes were in part a response to the recent intensification of Saudi airstrikes against the group. Saudi aircraft, he said, have conducted more than 300 strikes in the last five days.

Global and U.S. oil prices continued to edge higher early on Monday morning, following attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure and the targeting of more commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

Brent crude oil prices, a benchmark for global trading, were more than $107 per barrel as of Monday morning, up nearly 3%. WTI crude oil, used as the North American benchmark, was nearing $103 per barrel up around 3%.

Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said in a post on X Sunday that a planned meeting between Iran and regional countries has been postponed "in the interests of consensus."

The meeting was scheduled to take place Monday in Oman’s southern city of Salalah, where some regional countries were going to be briefed on talks between Iran and Oman regarding arrangements for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, according to earlier reports by Iranian media.

"We remain committed to fostering dialogue that supports stability and lasting cooperation in our region," Albusaidi added.

-ABC News Somayeh Malekian