Trump warns of hitting Iran harder if oil blockade occurs; Tehran says it will continue until US-Israel attacks end

President Donald Trump stated that the US would strike Tehran even harder if an oil blockade occurred. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned on Tuesday that they would prevent any oil shipments from the Middle East if the US and Israel continue their attacks. Despite this tense rhetoric, crude oil prices fell, and global stock markets rose…

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‘The path of dialogue is closed because of America, war has been imposed on us’, Iran claims

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ismail Baghai has claimed that diplomatic routes have been closed because of America and Tehran is not responsible for this. He expressed his views before the media regarding ‘imposed war’, ‘relations with neighbours’ and ‘security of embassies’. In the weekly media briefing, he said that while Iran was continuing diplomatic dialogue,…

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IOC, HPCL to BPCL: Brent crude tops $82/bbl — How rising crude oil prices can impact OMCs’ margins & earnings

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL), and Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) — the state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) — are likely to take a hit on auto fuel marketing margins if crude oil prices stay elevated in the near term. The US-Israel attacks on Iran and the counterattacks by Tehran have driven crude…

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