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Oil prices drop 4% as US-Iran pause, but one threat remains

27 July 2026 · in 80 words

Oil prices drop 4% as US-Iran pause, but one threat remains

Brent crude dropped nearly four dollars to $92.82 a barrel after rising for the previous three weeks. US ambassador Mike Waltz said President Donald Trump halted attacks over the weekend to give diplomacy a chance. However, tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains very low while Yemeni Houthis hit Saudi energy facilities along the Red Sea.

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