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World oil prices drop 5 percent on hopes over US-Iran talks
May 7, 2026
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World oil prices drop 5 percent on hopes over US-Iran talks Global oil prices fell more than five percent on Thursday, amid hopes that ongoing talks would bring an end to the war on Iran. International benchmark, Brent North Sea crude, shed 5.1 percent to 96.06 a barrel. The main US contract, West Texas Intermediate, lost 5.5 percent to 89.87.
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