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Watch: Why the Iran war is pushing up oil prices
As turmoil continues in the Middle East, the price of crude oil rose to more than $100 a barrel on Monday.
Published 2026-03-08 08:00 UTCUpdated 2026-03-09 18:35 UTC
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Overview
As turmoil continues in the Middle East, the price of crude oil rose to more than $100 a barrel on Monday.
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1.83
Momentum 24h
5
Posts
5
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Source types
2
Duplicate ratio
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- Current status: open.
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How high could oil go, and what might the global economic fallout be?
guardian_business · theguardian.com · 2026-03-09 18:35 UTC
Watch: Why the Iran war is pushing up oil prices
bbc_science_environment · bbc.com · 2026-03-09 12:30 UTC
Iran war
solar · reddit.com · 2026-03-09 09:53 UTC
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