US strikes Iranian oil tankers as Tehran targets American base in Jordan
Oil prices edged closer to $100 a barrel after an escalation in the tit-for-tat strikes between the US and Iran.
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"Iran continues to try to hit US naval ships. And, for every time they do that or try to do that, they're going to lose tankers."
— Marco Rubio , Politician
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Oil prices edged closer to $100 a barrel after an escalation in the tit-for-tat strikes between the US and Iran.
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