Oil Prices Hit Three-month Low On US-Iran Deal

Oil prices plunged more than 5% to three-month lows after the U.S. and Iran reached an initial agreement to end their war, lift the U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The move signals a potential easing of a major supply-risk premium for crude, with direct implications for global energy markets and shipping routes.

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Oil prices plunged more than 5% to three-month lows after the U.S. and Iran reached an initial agreement to end their war, lift the U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The move signals a potential easing of a major supply-risk premium for crude, with direct implications for global energy markets and shipping routes.