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strikeAug 17, 2026

Oil Prices Inch Higher As US-Iran Peace Talks Stall

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(RTTNews) - Oil prices remained elevated on Monday as renewed fighting in Lebanon and further tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz clouded prospects for ending the U.S.-Iran war. Brent crude futures were up 0.8 percent at $89.22 a barrel after climbing 6 percent last week.

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    (RTTNews) - Oil prices remained elevated on Monday as renewed fighting in Lebanon and further tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz clouded prospects for ending the U.S.-Iran war. Brent crude futures were up 0.8 percent at $89.22 a barrel after climbing 6 percent last week. WTI …

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