Oil prices under new wave of pressure amid lingering questions over a Strait of Hormuz reopening

MarketWatch Friday 19 June 2026, 16:05 UTC By Barbara Kollmeyer 1 min read

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A flurry of headlines on Friday point to an increasingly fragile deal between the U.S. and Iran.

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