Brent crude up 4% as attack raises fears of escalating crisis in Middle East
Oil prices have jumped by more than $2 a barrel after Iran’s most powerful general was killed in an airstrike ordered by Donald Trump, raising the prospect of an escalating crisis in the Middle East that could disrupt the world economy.
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