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Oil edges higher as Middle East tensions return to focus
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- Oil edges higher as Middle East tensions return to focusS1
- Oil opened slightly higher as traders weighed renewed Israeli attacks on Lebanon and the prospect of fresh US sanctions on Iran ahead of the formal end of the ceasefire due Monday.S2
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Oil Edges Higher as Middle East Tensions Linger: Markets Wrap
Oil opened slightly higher as traders weighed renewed Israeli attacks on Lebanon and the prospect of fresh US sanctions on Iran ahead of the formal end of the ceasefire due Monday.
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Oil edges higher as Middle East tensions return to focus
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Published Aug 16, 2026
What to know
- Oil edges higher as Middle East tensions return to focusS1
- Oil opened slightly higher as traders weighed renewed Israeli attacks on Lebanon and the prospect of fresh US sanctions on Iran ahead of the formal end of the ceasefire due Monday.S2
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