Oil rally to multi-year highs as Iran conflict disrupts Gulf supply
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Oil prices jumped to multi-year highs as the Iran conflict intensified, threatening production and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude briefly neared $120 a barrel and traded around $101, while WTI topped $119 before easing toward $100, as output cuts and disrupted tanker flows raised inflation risk and market volatility; the G7 weighed emergency stockpile use but held off for now, and prices rose for fuel and natural gas in the United States amid broader energy-market jitters.
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