Oil prices rise as Trump reaffirms deadline for bombarding Iran's power plants, bridges
Crude prices extended gains after Trump repeated the Tuesday deadline for escalating attacks on Iran's power plants and bridges.
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- Crude prices extended gains after Trump repeated the Tuesday deadline for escalating attacks on Iran's power plants and bridges.
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Crude prices extended gains after Trump repeated the Tuesday deadline for escalating attacks on Iran's power plants and bridges.
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