As oil prices plunge below $91 after weeks, a new Hormuz crisis emerges
Brent crude falls over 9 percent after Iran said it will reopen waterway, only to shut it again over US blockade.

Brent crude falls over 9 percent after Iran said it will reopen waterway, only to shut it again over US blockade.




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