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Iranian daily newspaper Tehran Times carrying picture of Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and USA special envoy Steve Witkoff. Escalated tension in the Middle East, which supplies about a third of the world’s crude, has added a geopolitical risk premium to benchmark oil prices. EPA

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