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Oil heads higher as US-Iran peace talks in stalemate

Brent crude climbed above $106 a barrel as the rejection renewed supply fears and kept Houthi-linked shipping risks elevated, traders said.

  • Oil prices rose after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume nuclear talks.
  • Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate crude both rose, although the summaries report different prices.
  • Trump said negotiations with Iran could resume this week but did not rule out military action before the U.S. midterm elections.
  • Iran insisted that diplomacy was the only way to resolve its conflict with the United States.
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While Trump rejects an alleged offer to Iran, Tehran exacerbates its threats. Oil prices continue to rise.

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Oil prices rose again on Tuesday as uncertainty over negotiations between the US and Iran is raising fears of higher inflation and shaking global markets. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose about 2 percent to above $107 a barrel, while US WTI crude rose 1.8 percent to above $94 a barrel. These levels are significantly higher than prices in late February, before the outbreak of the war with Iran, when Brent was trading around $72 a ba…

(New York = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Yeon-sook = Despite the U.S. rejecting Iran's '7-day plan' which included proposals such as the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the possibility of negotiations between the two sides is being highlighted...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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STL News broke the news in Missouri, United States on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
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