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

MarketWatch · Jun 19, 2026, 4:05 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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

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

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