Oil prices jump after Strait of Hormuz setbacks
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Oil prices jumped approximately 6% after a U.S.-Iran conflict escalation closed the Strait of Hormuz.
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U.S. average gasoline prices, currently $4.05 per gallon, may not return to under $3-per-gallon until next year.
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Oil prices jumped approximately 6% Sunday evening following fresh escalation of the U.S.-Iran conflict over the weekend. The global benchmark Brent crude rose to $95.42 Sunday night, reversing a large portion of Friday's decline. This surge occurred after American forces seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman and Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz was again closed to traffic. Energy Secretary Chris Wright stated that U.S. average gasoline prices, currently $4.05 per gallon, may not return to under $3-per-gallon until next year. Vice President JD Vance will lead a U.S. delegation for talks with Iran in Islamabad before the ceasefire ends Tuesday night.
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Vice President JD Vance will lead a U.S. delegation for talks with Iran in Islamabad.
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