US President Donald Trump suggested Russian President Vladimir Putin may be helping Iran “a little bit” amid escalating Middle East conflict. Trump made the remarks in a Fox News Radio interview, adding that the US could escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz if needed. He also vowed to strike Iran “very hard over the […]
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Oil tumbles 3% as Trump calms Iran fears
Global oil prices fell sharply on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said killings of protesters in Iran had stopped. Traders saw the comments as reducing the risk of U.S. military action against Iran, easing fears of supply disruption from the oil-producing nation. By early Asian trading, Brent crude futures dropped over 3% to around […]