Business● Elevated5d ago · Nov 2, 2026, 10:21 AM
Oil slides on Hormuz deal hopes but Trump keeps Iran strikes on the table
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from EuroNews [en] · Middle East
Oil prices fell on Monday morning as talks in Qatar revived hopes of reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but US President Donald Trump kept the threat of fresh strikes alive and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly urged him to hit Iran straight after Tuesday's midterm elections.
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