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Oil bounces only modestly after US strike on Iran's Qeshm Island, after a 7.6% fall

Brent regained only a small part of Monday's diplomacy-driven drop, as traders weigh a limited strike against talks that have not been called off.

≈Brent crude oil futures◆WTI crude oil futures◆RBOB gasoline futures

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GeopoliticsNov 2

Oil falls 3% to $110 as Iran talks stay alive and the US midterms near

A draft plan to reopen Hormuz is circulating, but Trump's pledge of no new strikes on Iran runs out after Tuesday's vote, leaving crude caught between a deal and a wider war.

≈Brent crude futures◆WTI crude futures◆US energy sector

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