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Brent Oil Surges Past $90 as Middle East Tensions Threaten Strait of Hormuz

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  • Oil prices surged as Brent crude topped $90 per barrel following the expiration of a U.S.-Iran ceasefire framework and a projectile attack on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, reinforcing geopolitical risk premiums and supply disruption fears.
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