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Oil Prices Climb 2% After US Shoots Down Iranian Drone, Worries About Armed Boats
Oil prices rose after the U.S. downed an Iranian drone near the Abraham Lincoln carrier and Iranian boats approached a U.S.-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, raising supply risk concerns.
- The United States military shot down an Iranian Shahed-139 drone aggressively approaching the USS Abraham Lincoln, escalating tensions between the two nations.
- An F-35 fighter jet launched from the USS Abraham Lincoln intercepted and destroyed the drone in self-defense, ensuring no American personnel were harmed.
- Iran's mission to the United Nations did not comment on the incident, while its semi-official Tasnim news agency reported losing contact with one of its drones.
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US Shoots Down Iranian Drone In Arabian Sea; Oil Prices Jump As Gulf Tensions Escalate
The US cited self-defense, while Iran reported losing contact with a drone. The incident, occurring amidst heightened US naval presence and Trump's warnings, impacted global markets, raising oil prices.
·India
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Oil prices climb 2% after US shoots down Iranian drone, worries about armed boats
Oil prices climbed about 2% on Tuesday after the U.S. shot down an Iranian drone and armed boats approached a U.S.-flagged vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, stoking concerns that talks aimed at de-escalating U.S.-Iran tensions could be disrupted.
·United Kingdom
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