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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.
- Frame 1Oil prices jumped as U.S.-Iran strikes raised fears that the April ceasefire could collapse.
- Frame 2Tehran said it targeted American assets in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan after the latest United States attacks.
- Frame 3CENTCOM described strikes on military, surveillance and radar sites in southern Iran as self-defense.
- Frame 4Jordan intercepted missiles near Azraq; Bahrain reported drone shrapnel damaging homes, vehicles.
- Frame 5Hormuz stays central as traders price the risk that wider conflict disrupts energy flows.
- 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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