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Oil Edges Higher on Iran Strike Options Report and Storm Impact Oil edged higher after a report that the White House asked the Pentagon to draw up strike options against Iran that could be executed before the midterm elections, and as a storm shut some US output. West Texas Intermediate gained toward $89 a barrel, while Brent closed near $100. The report in The Atlantic cited two administration officials, and runs counter to a widespread assumption that President Donald Trump would hold off...
Oil Edges Higher on Iran Strike Options Report and Storm Impact
Oil edged higher after a report that the White House asked the Pentagon to draw up strike options against Iran that could be executed before the midterm elections, and as a storm shut some US output.
West Texas Intermediate gained toward $89 a barrel, while Brent closed near $100. The report in The Atlantic cited two administration officials, and runs counter to a widespread assumption that President Donald Trump would hold off on escalating the conflict with Tehran before the polls next month.