Iran Tensions Pressure Oil Prices ; Escalating Dispute Worries Traders

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NEW YORK Oil prices rose by more than $1 a barrel Wednesday amid increasing tensions between Iran and the West and declining inventories in the United States.

Though denied by the U.S. military, it was rumored that Iran fired a missile at an American ship in the Persian Gulf.

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Iran Tensions Pressure Oil Prices ; Escalating Dispute Worries Traders

Iran, one of the largest oil producers, lies on the Strait of Hormuz, through which much of the world's oil is transported. Traders worry that oil supplies could be disrupt...

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