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Trump: 'Large & Powerful Strikes' In Iran Ongoing As 'Retaliation' For Mining Hormuz Strait
Trump: 'Large & Powerful Strikes' In Iran Ongoing As 'Retaliation' For Mining Hormuz Strait
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Reports of fresh US strike wave on southern Iran, oil soars
Bessent Says Hormuz Will Be "Worthless Piece of Water" In Two Years
Iran offers conditional ceasefire: Pezeshkian says Iran will return to talks if the US honors prior commitments, which Tehran says it has violated.
Tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz: Two supertankers struck exiting Hormuz, escalating energy-market risks.
Oil prices surge: Brent crude rose above $92/barrel.
Diesel supply squeezed: Refinery disruptions are driving diesel prices and margins sharply higher.
Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to...
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