Concerns about a U.S. strike on Iran had been mounting after Trump vowed to take action against the regime’s crackdown on widespread protests in the country.
Oil prices fell 3% on Thursday after comments from U.S. President Donald Trump calmed fears that an American strike on Iran could be imminent.
Brent crude oil
futures, the global benchmark, dipped by 2.8%, or $1.87, to settle at $64.63 a barrel. Front-month West Texas Intermediate
crude lost $1.79, or 2.9%, to trade at $60.23 a barrel.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Trump said he had been informed by “very important sources” in Iran that “the killing has stopped.”
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that "we've been told that the killing in Iran is stopping. It's stopped. It's stopping,…
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would make his decision on striking Iran within the next two weeks.
An Iran-Israel ceasefire would ease concerns over Tehran's crude supplies going offline, and the stability of oil transport…
President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene if the Islamic Republic kills protestors.
Brent crude oil dropped to $93 a barrel after US president’s announcement and Iran’s pledge to reopen strait of Hormuz under its…
Multiple sources told Reuters that Trump is weighing targeted strikes on Iranian security forces and leaders to inspire…
