Tokyo, April 7, 2026 (AFP) - US oil benchmark plunges 7% on Trump's two-week delay on Iran attack

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2026-04-08

The US oil benchmark plunged nearly seven percent on Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced a two-week delay of his threatened mass wave of strikes against Iran. A barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was trading around $105.12 at 2245GMT, just a few minutes after opening lower on hopes of a last-minute US-Iran ceasefire agreement. ni/des/jgc ...

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