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SECURITY & DEFENSE • MIDDLE EAST; UNITED STATES
Brent crude rises above $100 as Middle East supply risks persist
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Brent crude rose above $100 a barrel Friday as investors weighed risks to Middle Eastern oil shipments and renewed U.S.-Iran tensions. A possible diplomatic breakthrough remains another factor in the market outlook.
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