** Australian energy shares .AXEJ rise 1.8% to 8,380.2 points, highest since March 4
** Oil prices hit a more than two-month high after Trump said U.S. personnel were being moved out of the Middle East, raising fears that escalating tensions with Iran could disrupt supply O/R
** Woodside Energy WDS.AX rises 2.2% to A$24.04, highest since early March
** Santos STO.AX adds 1.3% to A$6.79, highest since April 2
** Smaller players Beach Energy BPT.AX and Karoon Energy KAR.AX among top gainers on benchmark index .AXJO
** YTD, AXEJ falls 3% YTD
(Reporting by Jasmeen Ara Shaikh in Bengaluru)
((JasmeenAraIslam.Shaikh@thomsonreuters.com;))
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