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Oil Jumps as U.S.-Iran Strikes Widen

Oil prices jumped as U.S.-Iran strikes raised fears that the April ceasefire could collapse

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Oil prices jumped as U.S.-Iran strikes threatened the April ceasefire and market risk around Hormuz.

  1. Frame 1Oil prices jumped as U.S.-Iran strikes raised fears that the April ceasefire could collapse.
  2. Frame 2Tehran said it targeted American assets in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan after the latest United States attacks.
  3. Frame 3CENTCOM described strikes on military, surveillance and radar sites in southern Iran as self-defense.
  4. Frame 4Jordan intercepted missiles near Azraq; Bahrain reported drone shrapnel damaging homes, vehicles.
  5. Frame 5Hormuz stays central as traders price the risk that wider conflict disrupts energy flows.
  6. Frame 6Trump threatened more strikes unless Tehran agrees to a deal, keeping oil and regional airspace risks live.
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Jun 11, 11:22 AM EDT
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