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President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will decide whether to launch military strikes against Iran in the next 10 days.

“So now we may have to take it a step further, or we may not,” Trump said at the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace. “Maybe we’re going to make a deal. You’re going to be finding out over the next probably 10 days.”

U.S. crude

oil prices rose $1.49, or 2.29%, to $66.68 per barrel by 12:52 p.m. ET. Global benchmark Brent