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Oil Prices Climb Above $106 as Iran Threatens More Tanker Attacks

Oil Price.com reaches for "threatens" where The Japan Times stays flat.

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What happened Oil Prices Climb Above $106 as Iran Threatens More Tanker Attacks.
The headline split OilPrice.com frames it as "Oil Prices Climb Above $106 as Iran Threatens More Tanker Attacks". The Japan Times frames it as "Iran shifting tactics to step up attacks on shipping before U.S. vote, officials say".
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OilPrice.comNews report · Oct 14, 5:31 AM

Oil Prices Climb Above $106 as Iran Threatens More Tanker Attacks

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Crude oil prices moved higher earlier today, after Iranian officials told Reuters the country’s forces were planning to further intensify strikes on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, deployi...

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The Japan TimesNews report · Oct 14, 3:26 AM

Iran shifting tactics to step up attacks on shipping before U.S. vote, officials say

The strategy is designed to keep oil prices high, according to two senior Iranian officials.

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Oct 14, 3:26 AM: The Japan Times joined the source map.

Oct 14, 5:31 AM: OilPrice.com joined the source map.

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