Oil prices plunge as Iran says Strait 'open'
Brent crude sinks by a tenth after Iran says the key waterway is open for commercial ships for the rest of the ceasefire.
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- Brent crude sinks by a tenth after Iran says the key waterway is open for commercial ships for the rest of the ceasefire.
- Reported by BBC World.
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Brent crude sinks by a tenth after Iran says the key waterway is open for commercial ships for the rest of the ceasefire.
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