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Attacks on shipping traffic and energy infrastructure in the Persian Gulf temporarily pushed oil back above $100 a barrel, stoking investor fears.

Dozens of countries agreed to release 400 million barrels of oil from their reserves. But oil prices still didn't go down.

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Israel Can Still Strike. It Can No Longer Promise Control.

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The Trump administration has yet to solve the fundamental issue of getting oil and gas tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz again, analysts said.

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