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Oil Prices Drop 4% as Traders Dismiss US Sanctions

Oil prices fell about 4% to a one-week low on Tuesday as traders shrugged off the latest U.S. sanctions campaign against Iran, viewing economic pressure as posing less risk to oil supplies than a military escalation.Brent crude futures were down $3.83, or 4.2%, to $88.34 a barrel by 11:44 a.m.

Oil Prices Drop 4% as Traders Dismiss US Sanctions

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Oil prices fell about 4% to a one-week low on Tuesday as traders shrugged off the latest U.S.

sanctions campaign against Iran, viewing economic pressure as posing less risk to oil supplies than a military escalation.Brent crude futures were down $3.83, or 4.2%, to $88.34 a barrel by 11:44 a.m.

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Oil prices fell about 4% to a one-week low on Tuesday as traders shrugged off the latest U.S. sanctions campaign against Iran, viewing economic pressure as posing less risk to oil supplies than a military escalation.Brent crude futures were down $3.83, or 4.2%, to $88.34 a barrel by 11:44 a.m.

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