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Oil prices jump after US-Iran ceasefire expires and Trump threatens Oman

Markets Brief gilt-and-policy note (2026-08-18): Brent crude rises above $90 a barrel for the first time since 30 July after US president tells Tehran to surrender Oil prices have risen again after the… Primary source: original at The Guardian (theguardian.com).

Oil prices jump after US-Iran ceasefire expires and Trump threatens Oman

Brent crude rises above $90 a barrel for the first time since 30 July after US president tells Tehran to surrender

Oil prices have risen again after the two-month window to negotiate a peace deal in the US-Israel war on Iran expired on Monday with no end to the conflict in sight.

Iran said on Monday that it would take a more aggressive stance if talks with the US failed, while Donald Trump demanded Tehran “put up the white flag of surrender” in an interview with Fox News.

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