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Oil Prices Climb 2% After US Shoots Down Iranian Drone, Worries About Armed Boats
Oil prices rose after the U.S. downed an Iranian drone near the Abraham Lincoln carrier and Iranian boats approached a U.S.-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, raising supply risk concerns.
- On Tuesday, oil prices steadied after falling over 4% in the previous session as OPEC+ decided to keep March output unchanged and Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said the market is balanced with rising demand.
- The U.S. military reported that an Iranian Shahed-139 drone was shot down after it aggressively approached the USS Abraham Lincoln, while Iranian gunboats neared a U.S.-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.
- Trade and demand signals, including a U.S.-India pact, and a stronger U.S. dollar with rapid reversals of traders' short positions weighed on crude demand and amplified price swings this year, Cavendish analysts said.
- Diplomats say Iran and the U.S. are set to resume talks on Friday in Turkey, while news of the drone shootdown sent oil futures up by more than $1 a barrel and U.S. officials confirmed no service members were injured.
- The Strait of Hormuz remains critical because Iran, the third-biggest OPEC crude producer in 2025, can disrupt transit routes, and the UAE urged Iran and the U.S. to resolve the standoff this week.
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The US cited self-defense, while Iran reported losing contact with a drone. The incident, occurring amidst heightened US naval presence and Trump's warnings, impacted global markets, raising oil prices.
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US F-35 downs Iran drone as IRGC boats target tanker near Hormuz
The US military accused Iran of "unnecessary aggression" after shooting down an Iranian drone near the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea and IRGC vessels approached a US-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz ahead of US-Iran talks later this week.
·Washington, United States
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Total News Sources15
Leaning Left2Leaning Right4Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Right
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources lean Right
45% Right
L 22%
C 33%
R 45%
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