Home Business Oil, safe havens surge after U.S. strikes kill Iran commander Business Oil, safe havens surge after U.S. strikes kill Iran commander By Genpie - January 3, 2020 139 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Oil prices surged as much as $3 a barrel as gold, the yen and safe-haven bonds all rallied on Friday after the U.S. killing of Iran’s top military commander in an air strike in Iraq ratcheted up tensions between Washington and Tehran.