Oil Falls as Traders Watch Hormuz Diplomacy
Brent crude fell toward $99 a barrel after declining during the previous four sessions. Oil gave up earlier gains following a report that Iran could reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the United States lifted a blockade of its ports. Donald Trump was scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York and could meet Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian.
Brent crude fell toward $99 a barrel after dropping over the previous four sessions, according to Bloomberg.
Oil erased earlier gains following a report that Iran could reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the United States lifted a blockade of its ports.
US President Donald Trump was scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Bloomberg reported that Trump might also meet with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
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