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Oil markets fluctuate as tensions between U.S. and Iran flare

2 sources2 storiesFirst seen 7/17/2026Score41Mixed Progress
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Oil prices spiked more than four percent today and gas prices are back near four dollars a gallon as traffic through the critical Strait of Hormuz has been dropping while the U.S.

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NBC News' Keir Simmons reports.

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Gas prices have increased again as tensions rise between the U.S.

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Axios reporter Madison Mills explains how oil markets have reacted to the war.

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Jul 17 03:51 PMFirst
Oil markets fluctuate as tensions between U.S. and Iran flare
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Jul 18 12:51 AM
Gas prices rise as U.S. and Iran escalate attacks
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