🇦🇺 Australia 4d ago · Mark Saunokonoko and Jillian Ambrose

Oil price tops $126 a barrel after Trump warns Iran blockade could last ‘months’

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Oil price tops $126 a barrel after Trump warns Iran blockade could last ‘months’
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Oil markets spooked as US president appears willing to maintain US Navy blockade and Iran keeps strait of Hormuz all but shut The price of Brent oil soared above $126 a barrel on Wednesday, its highest level since 2022, after Donald Trump warned the US blockade of Iranian ports could last months and peace talks remained stalled.Surging more than 13% in 24 hours, Brent crude hit a record price since the war began on 28 February. Not since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has Brent topped $120, w

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