On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures for delivery in September traded at USD93.25 a barrel on Monday, up 0.40%, off from a session high of USD93.36 and up from an earlier session low of USD93.17.
Fears that Tehran is stepping up its plans to develop nuclear weapons prompted Israeli to test missile alert systems earlier.
Concerns that the standoff between Israel and its western allies against Iran will reheat and spark supply concerns brought in the buyers on Monday, with investors shrugging off soft economic indicators.
Earlier Monday, Japan reported its gross domestic product grew less than expected in the second quarter, expanding 0.3% according to preliminary figures, below market forecasts for 0.6% and well below the first quarter's rate of 1.2%.
Last week, China reported earlier that its trade surplus narrowed unexpectedly in July, dropping to USD25.1 billion from a USD31.7 billion surplus.
Economists were expecting a USD35.1 billion surplus.
China, also reported it was importing less oil.
Beijing's General Administration of Customs reported the country's net crude imports hit 21.6 million metric tons during July, or 5.1 million barrels a day, the lowest since December 2011.
Meanwhile in Europe, the European Central Bank on Thursday trimmed its forecast for economic growth to 0.6% in 2013, down from 1% previously.
The ECB also forecast a 0.3% contraction in growth this year, slightly worse than its previous forecast for a 0.2% contraction.
On the ICE Futures Exchange, Brent oil futures for September delivery were up 0.42% and trading at USD111.58 a barrel, up USD18.33from its U.S. counterpart.
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