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Brent Pushes Toward $100 After US Hits Iranian Tankers
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What happenedBrent oil moved closer to $100 a barrel after the US struck Iranian tankers near the Kharg Island export hub and in the Gulf of Oman. Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar has the latest. (Source: Bloomberg).
The headline splitBloomberg - Markets frames it as "Brent Pushes Toward $100 After US Hits Iranian Tankers". UPI frames it as "Central Command: U.S. strikes, destroys five Iranian tankers".
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Brent Pushes Toward $100 After US Hits Iranian Tankers
Brent oil moved closer to $100 a barrel after the US struck Iranian tankers near the Kharg Island export hub and in the Gulf of Oman. Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar has the latest. (Source: Blo...
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