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Oil prices surge as US carries out fourth night of strikes on Iran and restores blockade

Tehran/Washington, Jul 15 (UNI) Oil prices rose soared on Wednesday after the US carried out a fourth consecutive night of strikes on Iran and reinstated a blockade on vessels travelling to and from Iranian ports.
Brent crude, the global benchmark, was up 0.3% at
85 a barrel in early trading, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US benchmark, gained 0.5% to trade near
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