Oil costs rose to their highest in over a year on Monday, after a Saudi-led alliance battling in Yemen said it blocked a dangerous laden drone fired by the Iran-aligned Houthi group, raising apprehensions of new Middle East strains.

Expectations for more U.S. stimulus and an easing of Covid lockdowns helped support the rally, after costs acquired around 5% a week ago.

Brent crude was up 66 pennies, or 1.1%, at $63.09 a barrel at 0004 GMT, in the wake of moving to a session high of $63.44, the highest since Jan. 22, 2020.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fates acquired 86 pennies, or 1.5%, to $60.33 a barrel. It contacted the highest since Jan. 8 a year ago of $60.77 prior in the session.

The Saudi-led coalition battling in Yemen said late on Sunday it intercepted and obliterated a hazardous laden drone fired by the Iran-aligned Houthi group toward the kingdom, state TV detailed.

“An early spike in oil markets was triggered by the news,” said Kazuhiko Saito, chief analyst at commodities broker Fujitomi Co.

“But the rally was also driven by growing hopes that a U.S. stimulus and easing of lockdowns will boost the economy and fuel demand,” he said. WTI may be pulled back by profit-taking as it reached a key $60 level, he added.

U.S. President Joe Biden pushed for the first major legislative accomplishment of his term on Friday, going to a bipartisan group of local authorities for help on his $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan.

Oil costs have energized over recent weeks additionally as supplies tighten, due generally to creation cuts from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and united makers in the group OPEC+.