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Oil prices are high but could be much worse. Trump has China's Xi

Beijing’s 1.4 billion-barrel reserve and 32% drop in crude imports helped soften price spikes as analysts warned of disruptions up to $150 a barrel.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — It could be much worse. When President Donald Trump launched his war against Iran in late February, energy analysts issued dire warnings that oil prices could more than double during a protracted conflict and

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Oil prices are high but could be much worse. Trump has China’s Xi to thank for that

President Donald Trump’s conflict with Iran has not led to the doomsday oil price spike many feared at the start of the war.

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One of the most important lessons of the war with Iran is one that few anticipated. The conflict has made clear that China, long vulnerable to oil supply crises, has managed to turn that weakness into a surprising source of geopolitical power. The country made this major shift by stockpiling vast quantities of oil, building additional refining capacity, and investing in coal and other alternatives. And in the early months of the war, it exercise…

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WBAL broke the news in Baltimore, United States on Saturday, September 19, 2026.
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