Oil prices plunge on US-Iran ceasefire deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Crude prices tumbled by as much as 15% on the conditional pause but is higher than before the war.
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- Crude prices tumbled by as much as 15% on the conditional pause but is higher than before the war.
- Reported by BBC World.
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Crude prices tumbled by as much as 15% on the conditional pause but is higher than before the war.
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