Israel launched “preemptive” strikes early Friday across Iran, amid growing regional tensions and concerns about Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

Iran has already developed a range of options to retaliate for strikes from Israel or the United States, potentially plunging the region into deeper turmoil

June 13 (UPI) -- Oil and gold prices jumped Friday as stocks fell in response to Israeli airstrikes on Iran Thursday night. Crude oil futures have been in the green all day so far, with an open of $68.90 that rose as high as $77.62 before falling back a bit, as by 11:29 a.m. the price was $72.24, which still stands as a 6.17% upsurge.