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'The Clock is Ticking' - Trump's Latest Iran Threat Pushes Oil Prices Higher
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'The Clock is Ticking' - Trump's Latest Iran Threat Pushes Oil Prices Higher

Bloomberg Markets · May 18, 2026, 11:16 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

US President Donald Trump expressed frustration with Iran and told it the "clock is ticking," hours after drones targeted a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates. The fresh threats helped push up oil prices further on Monday. Earlier on Sunday, a drone sparked a fire in a power station at

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