Oil tops $98 after tankers struck off Saudi Arabia, Trump escalates Iran threats

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Oil tops $98 after tankers struck off Saudi Arabia, Trump escalates Iran threats
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Oil prices rose after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Iranian infrastructure in response to any attacks on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

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